Engineering Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
3 Call Intro, Manager, Team.
I was asked basic questions and shrugged off half the time for my appearance rather than for the actual content of my skill set.
I was approached and told that I do not look smart enough because they've never seen a minority with my background and it's hard to believe that I am being honest about my resume.
They said it's impossible I am that intelligent and shrugged me off, treating me with a disregard of respect or morality, although in some instances I had a higher level of education, more years of experience, and a diversity of skillsets.
Fits well if you are an uneducated White or Asian selling junk to the public.
Never applying here again or purchasing any of their products from their site.
Questions
Basic questions asked:
- How does a website work?
- Write a for loop.
- Basic questions: How does encryption work?
- What is hashing?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Wish Engineering role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Wish's interview process for their Engineering roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Wish's Engineering interview process in San Francisco, California.
Wish Work Experiences
- 3.0Work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 29, 2025Pros: Work-life balance is great, and the people are chill.Cons: Unstable lookout in terms of job security.
- 3.0Good learning experience with a smart and supportive teamSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2025Pros: I had a very positive experience interning at Wish. My manager was fantastic—supportive, communicative, and invested in my growth. The team environment was collaborative and professional, with lots of incredibly smart people who were open to sharing knowledge. I had the opportunity to work across large codebases, which gave me valuable exposure to industry-scale software development. Overall, it felt like a professional and fast-moving environment where learning and mentorship were encouraged.Cons: The codebase itself was a bit of a mixed bag. There was a combination of newer and legacy code, with some older systems still active but not always clearly documented in terms of ownership or relevance. This sometimes made it difficult to know which parts of the code were still actively used. Refactoring was definitely needed in places, and at times the code felt messy and harder to navigate. While it wasn’t a major blocker, it did slow down development and onboarding occasionally.
- 2.0Flexible Wfh, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 16, 2025Pros: Work from home Flexible environmentCons: Pay low. Stock. Layoff frequency.
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