Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
October 26, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I interviewed in Fall 2025. The process involved:
- Recruiter Screening (30 mins)
- Loop (consisted of):
- Data Structures/Algo (1hr)
- System Design (1hr)
- Product Sense (1hr)
- Hiring Manager (HM) Round (30 mins)
- Principles Round (30 mins)
- Final round with HM after reference checks were done. The HM asked about the feedback from references.
Questions
Data Structures/Algo - Trie based problem. I would rate it LC Medium/Hard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Whatnot Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Whatnot's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral15%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Whatnot's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Whatnot Work Experiences
4.0
Great vibes, mixed wlb.
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, CA
October 30, 2025
Pros: Fun company, lots of opportunities for career growth.
Cons: Work life balance can be really bad depending on the project
4.0
Good job
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 7, 2025
Pros: Good pay, good benefits, high impact
Cons: Lots of responsibility. Certain coworkers send messages on weekends and late hours
4.0
Fast paced
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
March 3, 2025
Pros: great for people looking for 2c companies and build fun product, lots of opportunities to make a change
Cons: people and prioritization changes happen quite often
- 4.0Great vibes, mixed wlb.Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, CAOctober 30, 2025Pros: Fun company, lots of opportunities for career growth.Cons: Work life balance can be really bad depending on the project
- 4.0Good jobSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 7, 2025Pros: Good pay, good benefits, high impactCons: Lots of responsibility. Certain coworkers send messages on weekends and late hours
- 4.0Fast pacedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAMarch 3, 2025Pros: great for people looking for 2c companies and build fun product, lots of opportunities to make a changeCons: people and prioritization changes happen quite often
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