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Updated 20 Jan 2023
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Groupon
straightforward, easy. Asked me pretty standard questions and the recruiting process itself took about 3 weeks. Talked to 4 PMs and the recruiter was consistently in touch and very reachable.
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Groupon
One zoom interview with a few technical questions. Nothing special really. Also had a take home assignment to try to find issues in SQL statement that I had to go through and explain.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chicago, IL
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL)
5 virtual interviews in total all via zoom (duration: 2 weeks or so) 1. HR interview 2. hiring manager interview 3. Three separate interviews with 2 controllers and a sr mgr
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Groupon
The interview process end up being what I was hoping for. I was able to share, be challenged, and become more familiar with the team and their design ideals and process.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon in Nov 2022
1er entretien RH de présentation. Entretien assez basique mais clair et sympathique 2ème entretien avec potentiel N+1, questions liées davantage au poste. Entretien commence 10min en retard car il était au téléphone, semblait occupé à faire d'autres choses durant une partie de l'entretien, s'excusait de devoir répondre à d'autres choses importantes, etc. Incohérences entre infos données par RH et par lui Il m'indique être intéressé par mon profil et que j'allais avoir un 3ème entretien avec N+2 mais je n'ai jamais été recontacté par quelqu'un de l'entreprise. Ghosté après avoir pris le temps de faire 2 entretiens avec eux. Puis reçu 1 mois plus tard un questionnaire d'enquête expérience candidats.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Bangalore
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Groupon (Bangalore) in Nov 2022
Interview Process in Groupon step 1) HR - General questions about me step 2) team 1 - technical interview with team manager step 3) team 2 - technical interview step 4) VP
- explain A/B testing and use

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chennai) in Oct 2022
First round is a Problem solving round and second is the Hiring manager round. Interviewers are very friendly but one should thread with them very carefully. Do not overshare your personal experiences. I have cleared first round but failed in Hiring manager round as I overshared and it was used against me
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Groupon
It was pretty easy. There was a call with a recruiter that included some simple questions and felt more like conversations and then an in person interview with the manager(s) in the Groupon Chicago office.
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Groupon
Fairly straightforward. I had multiple interviews. An initial interview over the phone, followed by a virtual interview. I had to send in examples of my work as well as a portfolio showcasing my work.
- They asked common interview questions

Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2022
I went through 4 rounds of interviews with Groupon only to be rejected after the 4th round. HUGE waste of my time and effort. The team I met with made me feel so sure I was going to get the job offer, so the rejection completely caught me off guard. First of all, it took a week for me to hear back after the 4th interview and I even had to follow up with the recruiter myself only to get no immediate response. They were not clear about the timeline of the interview process after the 4th interview so I was left waiting with no idea if there would be a fifth interview or a job offer after it. The critiques from the recruiter were that my energy and enthusiasm came off as "overconfidence" and that I did not stop to listen to what the interviewers had to say. I completely disagree with this critique because the structure of the interview was meant for me to be the one talking the most... The interviewers would ask me a question and I would answer it, and they didn't make any effort to make it feel conversational at all. Not only that, but the fact that they dragged me along through 4 rounds of interviews only to reject me in the end for that reason is absurd. They should've rejected me after the first interview if that was really the case. I think it's also worth noting that I'm a female POC. I have no idea whether this was a conscious or subconscious factor in their decision to reject me, but everyone I talked to on the team was Caucasian. Whether this was the case or not, I can't help but feel this way as there really didn't seem to be a valid reason why I didn't get the offer. Overall, I am very dissatisfied with my interview experience at Groupon and would not apply here again nor recommend anyone to apply here either. Please do not waste your time .
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Groupon as 55.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.72 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for SDE-II and Engineering Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Customer Service Representative and SDE-III roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Groupon takes an average of 12 days when considering 89 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Customer Service Representative had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Engineering Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Groupon according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
One-on-One Interview: 28.48%
Presentation: 16.36%
Phone Interview: 13.33%
Group Panel Interview: 12.12%
Drugs Test: 8.48%
IQ Intelligence Test: 7.27%
Background Check: 4.24%
Personality Test: 3.64%
Skills Test: 3.03%
Other: 3.03%
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