Staff Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
July 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process looks okay, but the people conducting interviews behave like children. There's a high level of unprofessionalism and a lack of maturity. If such people exist throughout the organization, I would never want to work there, no matter what they offer.
One thing that puzzles me is why interviewers ask for real-world problems to solve instead of asking about the current work you're involved in. Why don't they ask about complex challenges you've solved or the technologies you're an expert in?
Why are they more interested in seeing lines of code on paper than understanding the core logic and solution?
Even if they are interested in seeing code on paper, why can't they clearly state what they are expecting?
They just keep smiling, and you have to guess what they expect. Seriously, it's a big time waste.
Questions
Hospital and Appointment Handling
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Walmart's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Walmart's Staff Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Walmart Work Experiences
4.0
Great Staff, Difficult Customers
Staff Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 30, 2015
Pros: It is friendly, and I love the staff as they are mostly caring. It's a great place to work.
Cons: The customers are not all great, and you can get a bit of abuse if you don't know where things are.
2.0
The king is naked.
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
December 2, 2025
Pros: - RSU were for management, but now capped.
- No one wants to work, so unanimous silent days.
- If you are very motivated, you can learn.
Cons: - Management is like that of Animal Farm: everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others.
- If you want to learn how to go into politics, this is the best place to start.
- You can do a PhD in caveman psychology.
- India vs. USA: They keep fighting like rabid dogs in upper management.
- To make India win this race, managers and especially directors will keep pushing you to work on useless stuff which has no impact eventually.
- Wanna be an AI company? It is not even a tech company.
- "Vibe coding" is pushed nowadays.
- Attrition rate is super high in leadership; daily, a new person will show up, make some North Star plan, and disappear.
- The entire company is reinventing the wheel in silos. Now they've hired some talent to solve this, but the fellow is too much into his own head to understand or listen to ground issues.
- Over scrutiny, no boundaries, and no love for tech.
- Race politics at its peak.
- Food is bad on most days. Everyone will go at the same time in the IDC, and then the whole building will smell like a dhaba.
- A few bright-eyed engineers are always downgraded by colleagues and seniors.
- The list can go on and on. The truth is this was not Sam's dream. In fact, Sam was not a techie but a capitalist, and like all capitalist sentiments, there are class divisions, race politics, and concentration of power and wealth.
4.0
New Tech, Poor Balance
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
August 22, 2025
Pros: Gets to work on new technologies.
Lot of potential opportunities for high-performing candidates.
Cons: Work-life balance is not there.
- 4.0Great Staff, Difficult CustomersStaff Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 30, 2015Pros: It is friendly, and I love the staff as they are mostly caring. It's a great place to work.Cons: The customers are not all great, and you can get a bit of abuse if you don't know where things are.
- 2.0The king is naked.Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 2, 2025Pros: - RSU were for management, but now capped. - No one wants to work, so unanimous silent days. - If you are very motivated, you can learn.Cons: - Management is like that of Animal Farm: everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. - If you want to learn how to go into politics, this is the best place to start. - You can do a PhD in caveman psychology. - India vs. USA: They keep fighting like rabid dogs in upper management. - To make India win this race, managers and especially directors will keep pushing you to work on useless stuff which has no impact eventually. - Wanna be an AI company? It is not even a tech company. - "Vibe coding" is pushed nowadays. - Attrition rate is super high in leadership; daily, a new person will show up, make some North Star plan, and disappear. - The entire company is reinventing the wheel in silos. Now they've hired some talent to solve this, but the fellow is too much into his own head to understand or listen to ground issues. - Over scrutiny, no boundaries, and no love for tech. - Race politics at its peak. - Food is bad on most days. Everyone will go at the same time in the IDC, and then the whole building will smell like a dhaba. - A few bright-eyed engineers are always downgraded by colleagues and seniors. - The list can go on and on. The truth is this was not Sam's dream. In fact, Sam was not a techie but a capitalist, and like all capitalist sentiments, there are class divisions, race politics, and concentration of power and wealth.
- 4.0New Tech, Poor BalanceStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAugust 22, 2025Pros: Gets to work on new technologies. Lot of potential opportunities for high-performing candidates.Cons: Work-life balance is not there.
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