Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
Hackerrank with 3 questions
Hiring manager interview
Interview with 4 engineers on the team
Another interview with the hiring manager that's basically there to sell you on the company if you pass their interviews.
Questions
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Design Uber (what services would it include, how to scale it, applicable technologies you've used before)
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Standard Min Heap question from LeetCode.
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Implement a queue using two stacks.
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Write an algorithm to traverse a graph similar to Google Maps using both DFS and BFS, and list the pros and cons of each. Also, how would you optimize the speed of API calls from client to server (e.g., caching, fragmenting the database, using LTM, serving graphs on a region-by-region basis)?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Visa Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
Visa's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Visa's Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Visa Work Experiences
- 3.0Stable Place to Work, hindered by red tapeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMay 25, 2025Pros: Stable environment to work with nice people and good managers.Cons: Red tape prevents fast development and makes the dev lifecycle more complex than it needs to be.
- 5.0Family-style companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesAugust 27, 2021Pros: Very friendly and promote the development of the engineers.Cons: A lot of work done during weekends.
- 5.0Great Place, Well OrganizedSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMarch 9, 2021Pros: Well organized, good place to work!!Cons: Overall, nothing to mention.
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