Senior Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
Process
Applied via employee referral, I received a call within 5 days and a telephonic interview was scheduled for July 31, 2015. I was sitting in a coffee shop when the interviewer expressed his dissatisfaction with my location. I suggested rescheduling, but he agreed to proceed. The interview went very well; I answered approximately 90% of the questions correctly. The interviewer rejected me solely because I was in a coffee shop, which felt like he was looking for an excuse to reject me. It was a pathetic experience. I feel it's good that I was not selected, as I do not wish to work with people who are so arrogant and would reject a technically proficient candidate for such a trivial reason. This company does not deserve me.
Questions
General questions in:
- Data structures (linked list, stack, queue)
- Algorithms (quick sort, merge sort)
- Puzzles
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Visa Senior Staff Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
Visa's interview process for their Senior Staff Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Visa's Senior Staff Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Visa Work Experiences
- 1.0Bad People = Bad WorkplaceSenior Staff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 31, 2016Pros: New technologies in the UI development space. Good office space and perks.Cons: In the name of standardization of code, they have ended up with a bad version of common libraries for UI development. Imagine having a library without any documentation. Too much process. A simple code fix will have to be merged into multiple levels of branching; this is unnecessary. Directors and Sr. Directors micromanage work to the point of directing how many hours one should estimate for a story. One needs to use "escalation" and "issues" to get work done across teams; there is absolutely no synergy. People here simply do not believe in collaborating. No appreciation. Success is celebrated only at the top management level. For those who deliver the goods, well, you get no appreciation.
- 4.0Work culture, work-life balance, bureaucracy, efficiency controlsSenior Staff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaApril 27, 2018Pros: Great work culture, but to some extent depends on reporting manager. Work-life balance is good.Cons: Too bureaucratic in terms of collaborating with fellow teams. There is less sense of customer orientation. Needs better efficiency improvement controls.
- 5.0A very good company to work forSenior Staff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 20, 2020Pros: I have spent more than 5 years with VISA now. Visa provides good work-life balance, and at the same time, the work is interesting/challenging. There is no dearth of opportunities, and the company is very open to intra-company movement. In fact, as a policy, Visa encourages employees to explore more opportunities internally. The quality of peers is very good, which provides a healthy work environment. The management has a good vision.Cons: Nothing much I can think of.
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