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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 13, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through another source. The process took 3 weeks.

The interview process during COVID was split into at least 4 online stages:

  • Introduction
  • First coding task
  • System design presentation of some project you worked on
  • Second coding task

You could pick the language for all coding tasks. The tasks were not bound to any technology, and they mostly showed that you can code. The first coding task was pretty straightforward and relatively simple.

For system design, it is better to prepare some presentations and pay attention to details like scalability and reliability when you prepare. I want to specifically note the interviewer there. He was really thoughtful, and some of his questions opened some new perspectives to me.

The last coding task was not very hard as well, but that was not my day. I chose not the best way to implement it and spent too much time there, so there was no time to discuss it.

I want to mention that all interviewers were really competent and sometimes even more, and they seemed to really love working there. In the end, I asked for the feedback and even got it. So, I definitely recommend the company interviewing process. It looks like they have really good specialists and interesting tasks.

Questions

How do you ensure that your system works and produces a reasonable response to customers?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Wealthsimple Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

Wealthsimple's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive60%
Neutral10%
Negative30%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wealthsimple's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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