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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- Steven Douglas Associates Software Engineer interview experienceSteven Douglas Associates · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026No response
The HireVue video interview was time-boxed and unforgiving. I read each prompt, thought, and recorded a camera response with little total time and no way to ask clarifying questions. The behavioral questions were ordinary, but the real pressure came from a coding challenge added near the end of that same limited window. It felt unlike normal live coding. The editor was unexplained, and I had to w…
- Stone Data Analyst interview: approved, then left waiting for monthsStone · Data Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2026
I had a very quick conversation with HR, then was told I had passed and should wait for the position to open. The offer seemed clear and matched the job description. The interview itself was objective and respectful, with questions that fit the role, and the timeline was within what they had indicated. I felt calm about it. What knocked the wind out of me was everything after that. I had supposed…
- Stonex Group Software Engineer interview: arrays, graphs, and multi-round pressureStonex Group · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
I went through an intense multi-round process. It began with an online assessment, moved into a technical evaluation with level 1 and level 2 stages, and ended with an HR round. The questions felt medium to hard, and arrays and graphs came up repeatedly. It did not feel like a quick screen. It felt more like they were testing how I handled harder problem patterns under pressure. I did not receive…
- Stripe Account Executive interview: rushed mock discovery callStripe · Account Executive · HR Screen · Jul 2026
It began like a normal recruiter screen, then moved straight into back-to-back meetings with a peer and the hiring manager. A short mock discovery call was on the schedule, but the manager arrived late. We ran out of time before I could properly debrief the exercise, so the day felt rushed instead of considered. The silence after the meetings left a strange aftertaste. I was told the interviews w…
- Stripe Backend Engineer interview: HackerRank parsing and data-processing assessmentStripe · Backend Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
I encountered Stripe through an online assessment that was not the usual LeetCode format. It had multiple parts on HackerRank and concentrated on parsing and data processing rather than graph problems or dynamic-programming patterns. I could not quantify the difficulty precisely, but it seemed to care more about how I handled text and data transformations than fast algorithm tricks. The assessmen…
- Stripe Software Engineer interview with coding, bug squash, API integration, and BQ roundsStripe · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
After finishing an online assessment, I moved to a coding test that was described as very similar to the previous one. That led to more coding and then a series of work-style rounds: bug squash, API integration, and a BQ round. The process kept adding variety while staying tied to practical engineering work. The later stages seemed designed to test real-world debugging and API work, not just isol…
- Stripe Software Engineer interview: incremental 60-minute assessmentStripe · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Rejected
The online assessment was difficult in a particular way: it had multiple parts that built on one another. The full window was 60 minutes, and I was racing the clock while implementing each piece in sequence. I did not advance past it. The assessment seemed designed to mimic real engineering flow, with each section unlocking the next. Once I fell behind, there was little room to recover because la…
- Stryker Account Executive interview: case and director sequenceStryker · Account Executive · HR Screen · Jul 2026Offer
The process was organized from the start. I went through HR, a manager conversation, a Gallup interview, and an on-site business-case stage with two interviewers. That was followed by a discussion with a director. The Gallup interview and the case were the demanding parts. During the on-site case, I felt real pressure and understood that they were watching how I performed in that format. Still, e…
- Stryker Account Executive interview: HR questions and a personality screenStryker · Account Executive · HR Screen · Jul 2026
The first HR interview was focused and practical. I discussed strengths and weaknesses, why I wanted to join Stryker and why I'd left previous jobs. The recruiter explained that moving forward would mean several more conversations. After that, I met recruiters and hiring managers, completed a personality screen and had further meetings with the people I'd report to. The sequence felt as though it…
- Stryker Account Executive interview: intimidating territory-manager conversationStryker · Account Executive · Other · Jul 2026
I began with the territory manager, which felt unusual to me for a medical-sales role. The tone was intimidating. I felt pressed on how hard they needed someone to work, and it came across as condescending compared with conversations in my current work. The questions themselves were straightforward and not overly complex, but the vibe threw me off early. As the process continued, the direct, no-n…
- Stryker Software Engineer interview: administrative talent call then manager videoStryker · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
My first step was a talent-acquisition phone call. It was not really technical. We covered administrative and logistical points such as role details, salary range, and similar practical checks. After that, I had a video technical interview with the manager. The tone did not work for me from the beginning. The early talent-scout call never explored my overall background or motivation; it stayed na…
- Stubhub Software Engineer interview: OOP, a project deep dive, and final presentationStubhub · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Jul 2026
I started with a short recruiter call covering background and fit. About a week later, I had a technical interview on OOP: building classes and implementing methods tied to them. The pace was manageable, and the questions were not overly tricky. The final stage had three back-to-back interviews. First was a 30-minute conversation with a software engineer on the team. Then I had a one-hour project…
- Sunrun Account Executive interview: onboarding expectations shiftedSunrun · Account Executive · Jul 2026Offer
The timeline and expectations felt inconsistent from the start. I was told onboarding and scheduling would be simple and that I would be placed at one site, but after onboarding I had to travel to another county for a team meeting and visit several sites instead of the one where I applied. The training ramp also took much longer than I expected because of extensive paperwork and back-and-forth. S…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview experienceSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
The process began with an online assessment that combined behavioral prompts tied to Amazon-style Leadership Principles with a separate coding section. After clearing it, I moved to the in-person stage. My first interview was with the hiring manager and was strongly behavioral. I discussed my background and projects and answered Leadership-Principle questions about specific situations. Near the e…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer Interview Experience: DSA and unstable interviewer connectionSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
I had four rounds, and each mixed some behavioral or Leadership Principles discussion with technical content. DSA appeared often across the loop. The process mostly felt fair, but one round was disrupted by the interviewer's connectivity problems and their apparent uncertainty about the DSA problem. I was trying to reason through the solution while navigating an unstable setup. The remaining roun…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer Interview Experience: Repository debugging home testSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Jul 2026
Before the live loop, I had a two-part home test. A HackerRank/LeetCode-style prompt took about 40 minutes, then I debugged a full-stack app repository where one API call did not work as expected. I had to trace the problem and fix it until all tests passed. It felt more like real engineering than a clean algorithm exercise, with repeated context switching among reading code, reproducing the fail…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: a large project with about an hour to workSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
After the early screening and assessment, the process became a run of back-to-back rounds that mixed behavioral and technical questions. It felt harsher than the interviews I was used to. They gave about an hour for a large project, which felt more like a stress test than a normal interview. I had to work through DSA problems while also talking about design. System design became important late in…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: AI-assisted website bug fixSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
The online assessment had four parts. It opened with a medium-to-hard DSA problem, followed by a work simulation where I fixed a website bug using AI. The remaining sections were behavioral questions. Later stages also leaned heavily on personal experience rather than being a pure coding showcase. The AI-assisted simulation was the surprising part because AI was part of how they expected the task…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: coding, GenAI, and leadership evaluationSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
After an initial campus-style screen, I started with an OA and waited a while for the next steps. Once I cleared it, the process moved through timed rounds that combined coding, role-specific evaluation, and behavioral work. The first round was a 1-hour virtual interview on a live coding platform. After a brief introduction, I chose C++ when asked which language I preferred. The coding problems i…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: demanding DSA and graph roundsSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026Rejected
After the recruiter stage, I had back-to-back technical interviews for what was presented as an entry-level Software Engineer role. I found them brutally hard. I answered what I could and felt I was solving problems and communicating reasonably well, but I was rejected. The standard seemed extremely high and unforgiving. DSA came up repeatedly in the later rounds. One included graph algorithms an…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: distracted interviewerSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Jul 2026
The conversation itself felt straightforward, but the tone made it awkward. The interviewer seemed distracted, almost as if they were reading from a prepared list. The focus was on my experience, projects, and technical work, with questions that probed more refined knowledge. There was not much improvised back-and-forth in how the questions were delivered. I had to keep my answers organized and s…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: DSA and leadership principlesSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
My path started with an online assessment that paired a live DSA problem with Amazon work-style questions tied to leadership principles. In the coding portion, I was assessed on my problem-solving approach, correctness, and time and space complexity. The behavioral questions used “tell me about a time” situations and expected STAR-style answers around themes such as ownership, bias for action, an…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: edit distance, Locker design, and offerSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026Offer
During the coding round, I realized the problem was the same edit-distance question I had practiced shortly before. I then had a system design discussion about Amazon Locker, where I reasoned through components and customer flows. The last round used behavioral questions tied to leadership principles. I had to connect examples to specific principles and explain my actions and results. The process…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: graphs, trees and a bar-raiser roundSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
The loop ran over a couple of days with back-to-back rounds that mixed behavioral prompts and technical depth. In one virtual session, I was asked about data-center-style work. The panel seemed to include people from manager through principal and staff roles. The technical questions covered strings, graph and array problems, linked lists, and binary search trees. One round focused on graphs and a…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: leadership in technical roundsSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Other · Jul 2026
My loop blended leadership principles directly into technical interviews. The first technical conversation combined troubleshooting and GenAI fluency with prompts about Bias for Action. It was clear that behavior and engineering were not being treated as separate subjects. The next technical round focused on coding problems with leadership themes such as Deliver Results. A hiring-manager-style co…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: live coding and system designSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
I began with a recruiter phone screen about my resume and experience. Then I had a technical video interview with a senior engineer that lasted about an hour. After a quick introduction, I completed a live coding challenge in a shared editor. The discussion then moved into system-design fundamentals and my past projects. The challenge was being clear while coding live and then explaining design-l…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: pleasant but uncertain pacingSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
The people I spoke with at Super Micro Computer were nice, and once the process started, communication moved toward decisions quickly. The overall path was not laid out efficiently, though, and I still felt that the company took its time advancing me. The final stage had multiple interviews on engineering fundamentals related to the role. The questions were not unfair, but different interviewers…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: sliding window and rate limiterSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
My process began with an online assessment containing two coding problems. One was a relatively approachable sliding-window task, while the other used binary search. I then had a live coding interview where I implemented a queue with two stacks, a clear test of data-structure thinking. Later rounds stayed DSA focused. I worked through string and subarray logic, then another round on designing rat…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: streaming design and manager roundsSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026Rejected
The process was simple in structure but hard in content. After initial setup, I had three rounds: a system-design interview followed by two managerial rounds. For system design, I was asked to design a streaming application like a major video platform. I had to explain how the system would work at scale and discuss architectural trade-offs. The later managerial discussions focused on how I work a…
- Super Micro Computer Software Engineer interview: three-month loop to offerSuper Micro Computer · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Offer
After an online assessment and recruiter call, I was scheduled for an onsite-style loop. From assessment to decision, the process took around three months. The evaluation was split among multiple interviewers and felt consistent and deliberate. The onsite loop ran in one stretch. I had a bar-raiser round, a DSA-heavy round, and a low-level design round. Each interview lasted about an hour. The su…
