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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 6, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Square (New York, NY)

      Interview

      A take home coding exercise then some hands on coding and system design exercises in the final round, along with more conversational sessions. After making it through the final round (10-15 hours of my time), I got a generic, impersonal rejection email.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain some technical trade offs you had to make on a recent project
      Answer question

      Other Senior Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Square

      Sr. Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 3, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Square

      Interview

      Tech screen was interesting, interviewer asked a front-end coding question related to rendering a merge sort. However the recruiter didn't send any emails related to how this interview went after that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Rendering a merge sort in a live preview editor.
      Answer question
      1

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 1, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Square (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2024

      Interview

      Resumes are tightly screened, took 4 tries to get a recruiter to call Recruiter call was brief, just basically goes over resume and interview process "Pair Programming" screen interview, fairly straightforward and not too strict, if passed move on to virtual on-site Virtual On-Site 2 "Pair Programming" interviews in the morning, pretty simple and not too strict on feedback in my case (could have solved better but still received positive grades) 1hr break System design interview - they tell you before hand its for hotel reservation system, so I was pretty well prepared. They gassed me up during the interview, and I did get a positive grade but some negatives that weren't clear to me what they were as feedback during is glowing Past experience interview - More conversational than typical interviews of this type so rehearsing some STAR approach answers didn't really help. Deep dive into one project of your choosing. Ultimately despite positives on the technicals this interview is what kept me from getting the offer so it seems really important.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us about a project you worked on at your current role
      Answer question
      7

      Jobs at Square

      2 jobs in United States
      Software Engineer
      Portland, OR
      ·
      $123K - $179K /yr
      (Glassdoor est.)
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      QA Engineer
      Portland, OR
      ·
      $76K - $128K /yr
      (Glassdoor est.)
      View job

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      • Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Square overall takes an average of 32 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Square as a Senior Software Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:

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