A phone screen
Codesignal take home
Behavorial interview with an engineering manager
Final round onsite in NYC or virtual onsite - 4 parts: Architecture, coding, PM convo, EM convo 45 min to 1 hour each
Recruiter emailed me to set up a phone call 2 days after the onsite, which turned out to be a rejection phone call with specific feedback from each interview. The feedback was appreciated but not going to lie, I was expecting an offer when they asked to speak over the phone instead of a stock rejection email. So the personal touch was both misleading while somewhat appreciated?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the onsite, the system design involved coming up with data modeling, API design, and system design for a JIRA or Kanban type board. For me, I needed more experience with APIs and endpoints, and also how to store this type of data (like what kind of tables to use for this ticket-column-board structure). The coding interview involved debuggging a purposely confusing script for printing manager-employee relationships and identifying how it could be improved.
This interview process was the best I’ve experienced. Everyone was polite and welcoming. The interview questions were fair, however, somethings that were expected in the position was not listed in the desvriotion
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic system design, debugging, project manager collaboration questions
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Justworks (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview experience was positive and well-organized. The interviewer was professional and clearly explained the role, team structure, and expectations. The conversation was informative and provided helpful insight into the company and its interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- They asked me how to design a database for Jira?
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Justworks (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
First call was with a senior engineer asking HR questions? Code signal assessment afterwards which asked you to do a lot in under 90 mins. Using map of maps, sorting, lots of tedious things. You have to finish each question in order (no skipping around). Did not even have to decency to send an automated rejection email. Just ghosted me after. Don’t waste your time.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Justworks with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Justworks overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Justworks as a Software Engineer according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 21%
Skills test: 18%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 1%
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