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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 14, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Austin, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at GLG (Austin, TX)

      Interview

      Single, in-person, show-and-tell demo of a project one has constructed on their own time. Whiteboard discussion, followed-up by a conversation with the CTO. Code review (of one's own code) as well during this same whiteboard interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Why did you write the code this way? Could you have used XYZ instead?"
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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      May 25, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boston, MA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GLG (Boston, MA) in May 2018

      Interview

      Initial phone screening by technology team leader. He asked good questions, and was respectful during the almost hour long call. I was then asked if I had code I had recently written and could share with the engineering team in person. The in-person interview was one of the most interesting and thoughtful I've come across. Members of the engineering team (about 7 of them) and I met in a room for a bit more than an hour, with me projecting my code and talking through important portions of it. The group asked questions and challenged me to explain a few decisions I had made in my code. Following this, the entire team went out to lunch, where I was given the opportunity to ask questions and generally get to know more about the role and the company as a whole. I found the process to be entirely respectful, and even enjoyable, and for any employers reading this who are currently using other methods (including take-home exercises, or whiteboard problem solving) to consider this approach.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The questions were specific to the code I had written.
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      GLG interviews FAQs

      • Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at GLG with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at GLG overall takes an average of 24 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at GLG as a Principal Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Background check:  50%

        Group panel interview:  25%

        Phone interview:  25%

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