Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada
Process
Phone call to review my resume and experience.
They didn't read my resume. Apparently, a Principal Software Engineer is an Enterprise Architect who does not write code and is the director of a division.
They also have a very, very large number of engineers, which is very suspicious (sounds like a sweatshop), but for what they do, it is very inefficient.
Questions
They asked me about my resume. They could have read it.
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Success Rate
Wayfair's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Wayfair's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
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