Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boston, Massachusetts
Process
Once they received my referral, the recruiter set up a preliminary phone screen, which went fine.
I was then asked for a code sample and sent a 24-hour coding challenge, which I completed within the allotted time.
At this point, the recruiter confirmed that they had my materials and would set up further interviews. However, this took over two weeks, during which time the recruiter wouldn't even answer my emails.
Finally, I got word that I would be going into a final one-hour live coding challenge with an engineer. This went fine, despite the engineer having less than an hour to get in all questions.
I have not heard back from anyone from the company since then, despite several emails. I definitely would not apply here again.
Questions
Matching brackets, reading PHP, general workflow questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 68 interview experiences for the Wayfair Software Engineer role in Boston, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
Wayfair's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Boston, Massachusetts is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wayfair's Software Engineer interview process in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wayfair Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Work/Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 11, 2023Pros: Great work environment and work/life balance.Cons: Hard to innovate and work with the above managers.
- 4.0Great experience, great work environment, mediocre compensationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 18, 2009Pros: The people who work at CSN are generally great and a lot of fun to hang out with. The benefits are also really good, and CSN works pretty hard at forming a good work/life balance. You will learn a ton during your time here, so as far as professional development goes, it's a great place to be. I definitely enjoy my job and I like coming to work every day.Cons: Pay. It's been said many times, and it's really true: as a rule, people tend to be underpaid (in some cases, drastically so). This is really the only major downside to working at CSN. The company's attitude is that they can find recent college grads and pay them pennies on the dollar. People are just getting out of school and don't know what they are worth. CSN then proceeds to give these graduates extremely dangerous skills, and in some cases has a hard time retaining their top performers as a result. After a year or so, people begin to realize that they can get $10-20 thousand somewhere else, but don't want to leave because working at CSN is so fun. At some point though, people have had enough, and they start to leave.
- 3.0Good Snacks, Bad TechSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 25, 2021Pros: Decent benefits, snacks, and beer in kitchens.Cons: Unfortunately, it seems as though tech follows product.
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