Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Mutiny with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mutiny overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mutiny as a Software Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mutiny (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
The interview had a mix of practical coding, architecture, and culture fit questions. Happily, none of the questions felt contrived or arbitrary. Each felt like they allowed me to demonstrate real skills that were related to the role. Furthermore, the dynamic with the interviewers felt conversational, and were great ways for both sides to get a sense of communication style. Most impressively, I was impressed by the executive's team involvement with the process--it's not often you get to pair program with a cofounding CTO.
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Question 1
My favorite question involved looking at an existing piece of code with the interviewer, and being asked to pair program to extend some new functionality. This felt far more meaningful than a blank-page algorithm or coding question, as it allowed me to demonstrate more systems-level thinking and practical considerations.
I met with the CTO for an initial screening, hoping to learn more about the team and culture. Unfortunately, he seemed completely uninterested from the start and largely refused to answer my questions about Mutiny’s people or processes. When I asked how he actively fosters the company’s professed culture and values, his response was literally, “It pretty much handles itself.”
As someone who’s followed the CEO’s talks on the importance of thoughtful hiring and cultural stewardship, this was really disheartening. If culture is important to you, don't be fooled by their public messaging
Interview process tries to simulate real work. The question setup is in marketing tech, so they want to see how you think in real world terms. The interviewers are super supportive.
First round was a phone screen with the CTO. The call went well and moved forward to the coding interview. The interviewer for the coding interview was an early engineer at the company and was very difficult to understand. The base question was easy, but when he started asking follow-ups I had a hard time understanding him and he had a hard time understanding me. It ruined the interview. Very disappointed that they don't have a higher bar for who they choose to let interview!