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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 10, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks in Mar 2023

      Interview

      They make you go through so many interviews just to ghost you for 3 weeks after and then say some generic excuse. First off, the recruiters and HR didn't even know how many interviews it would be, and they did not describe exactly what would be done in each interview accurately. They said it would be a Hiring manager call which yes that went fine, but for the onsite they said it was going to be 1 technical coding round and the other 3 rounds would be behavioral. Well I ended up having 4 technical coding interviews and they wasted my time scheduling them on all different days throughout the course of one week. I have no issue with coding or doing system design, BUT ATLEAST TELL US WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING IT. That way I can be prepared, also the interviewers themselves didn't even understand the coding problems that they were giving me. All in the end, after I did the correct solutions and answered everything well, I get ghosted for 3 weeks and then the recruiter gave a generic excuse. Not wasting my time with a company like this again.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leetcode medium-hard style questions and behavioral generic questions.
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      Starbucks response
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      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are very sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience during the interview process. We strive to provide a positive candidate experience and we will consider your feedback as we move forward and improve.

      Other Senior Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Starbucks

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 30, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Starbucks (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      recruiter screening call -> hiring manager screening call -> a few more in depth interviews with different focus (technical implementation, system design). The interviewers were very incompetent to the point that I decided not to move forward

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a difficult project you implemented
      Answer question

      Sr Software Engineer Interview

      May 26, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Seattle, WA) in May 2023

      Interview

      Expect LC easy-medium questions in all rounds of interviews. Felt interviews were very formal. Expect interviewers to dive into interview questions right away. 1. Phone call with recruiter 2. Meeting with hiring manager 3. Onsite round of interviews You are expected to know (7 on a scale of 10 at least) the tech stack the team uses. They don't assess your learning ability. They just want to get the besssst fit for the job. Like, someone who could knows all the tools and languages that are used by the team. One of the onsite interviews was to meet with a manager who explains about the role and the team. This was already done in the previous round with the hiring manager. So, it was an unnecessary round in the onsite round. Expect 5-6 hours of interviews back to back. Keep a gallon of water by your side and expect sore throat towards the last round of interviews lol. I was barely able to speak in the last 30mins.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Tell me about a time..." questions LC easy-medium problems Write a java class for DB connection pool Questions on specific technology Why NoSQL DBs are easily scalable than Relational DBs
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      Starbucks interviews FAQs

      • Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 14 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Senior Software Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  35%

        One on one interview:  24%

        Group panel interview:  18%

        Presentation:  12%

        IQ intelligence test:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

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

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        3. Cashier/Barista(4311) ;
        4. Store Manager(3154) ;
        5. Supervisor(1121) ;
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        7. Barista Trainer(844) ;
        8. Starbucks-Barista(740) ;
        9. Manager(660) ;
        10. Shift Manager(588) ;
        11. Cashier(460) ;
        12. Assistant Manager(380) ;
        13. Partner(332) ;
        14. Assistant Store Manager(327) ;
        15. Shift Lead(289) .


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