Senior Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
Process
I received a direct call from HR at Visa. The interview was scheduled at the Visa Inc. center in Bangalore for a .NET role requiring 8+ years of experience.
A first-round technical interview was conducted by a senior individual. It included questions on data structures, design patterns (to be written down), REST principles, and an SQL query. I managed to answer all questions and received feedback that I had performed well, leading to my progression to the second round.
The second round was with another interviewer who asked basic and ambiguous questions. There were a few data structure questions to write down, along with questions on JavaScript and another SQL query. I managed to answer all of them. After this round, I was informed that I had not cleared it.
Overall, this was a negative experience as I felt they did not seem serious about hiring the right candidate. There was also a long wait from when the interview was scheduled to when it actually took place.
Questions
Singly linked list in C#, design patterns, SQL
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 5.0Good Balance, Slow ProgressSenior Staff Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2025Pros: Nice Work-Life Balance and GrowthCons: Slow process and slow management.
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