Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For Employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      HackerOne

      Engaged Employer

      About
      Reviews
      Pay & benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: HackerOne reviews | HackerOne jobs | HackerOne salaries | HackerOne benefits
      HackerOne interviewsHackerOne Staff Software Engineer interviewsHackerOne interview
      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalized job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 11, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at HackerOne

      Interview

      The interview process was pleasant, although quite long (6 weeks or so). All of the interviewers were friendly and supportive. I found the interview to be less technical than expected for a Staff SE role.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given a specific product development initiative, how would I organize a project and conduct work, through all of the phases from discovery through monitoring. This was a take-home question, and was quite open-ended.
      1 Answer

      Other Staff Software Engineer Interview Reviews for HackerOne

      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 4, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HackerOne in Aug 2025

      Interview

      Applied for a staff engineer role via careers page. The recruiter reached out after a month and asked to schedule a call on her calendar. We had an initial discussion. During the end of the call the recruiter shared that they would share the assignment and also explained me about the next rounds. Also, the recruiter never turned on the camera. Once the call was ended I never heard back from them even after sending multiple emails. It is humble request to all the recruiters that a simple feedback would do no harm to you but would definitely help us to fix things and move ahead. Please value our time like we value yours!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1. Projects 2. Location 3. Salary Discussion
      Answer question

      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 6, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HackerOne in May 2025

      Interview

      I had a screening call with HR, then met with a director of engineering, an engineering manager, and members of the technical team. Because I had worked at the company previously, I was not required to go through the technical portions of the interview process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker.
      Answer question

      HackerOne interviews FAQs

      • Staff Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HackerOne with 3 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 76.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Staff Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HackerOne overall takes an average of 26 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at HackerOne as a Staff Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Background check:  25%

        Phone interview:  25%

        One on one interview:  25%

        Group panel interview:  13%

        Personality test:  13%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Account Executive(14) ;
        2. Security Researcher(12) ;
        3. Bug Hunter(11) ;
        4. Sales(11) ;
        5. Product Security Analyst(8) ;
        6. Senior Software Engineer(8) ;
        7. Ethical Hacker(7) ;
        8. Sales Development Representative (SDR)(7) ;
        9. Software Engineer(7) ;
        10. Manager(6) ;
        11. Penetration Tester(6) ;
        12. Bug Bounty Hunter(5) ;
        13. Customer Success Manager(5) ;
        14. Customer Success(4) ;
        15. Marketing(4) .


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Center
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy & Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent Posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Indeed, Inc. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls," and logo are proprietary trademarks of Indeed, Inc.

    • Security
    • Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
    • Jobs at HackerOne

      27 jobs in United States
      Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
      Seattle, WA
      ·
      $230K - $280K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
      Austin, TX
      ·
      $230K - $280K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
      Washington, DC
      ·
      $230K - $280K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
      Boston, MA
      ·
      $230K - $280K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      Manager, Data Engineering
      Washington, DC
      ·
      $170K - $205K /yr
      (Employer provided)
      View job
      View all Staff Software Engineer Jobs