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      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      6 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Austin, TX
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Jun 2025

      Interview

      The process is straightforward; you have one phone screen interview (coding), followed by (if selected) an HM round. Then the HR discussion related to your current role, background, comp expectations, etc. And then followed by 6 rounds (7-8 hrs) of interviews (I had all in a day, quite hectic. Didn't know it could be split in 2 days) Whiteboard Session – Collaborative problem-solving and technical discussion Programming Exercise – Hands-on coding challenge to evaluate your practical skills Architecture Interview – Exploring system design and architectural decisions Code Review – Reviewing and discussing real or sample code Resume Deep Dive – In-depth conversation about your background and experiences Closing Conversation – Final chat to address questions and discuss next steps Advice: Communicate your thought process, drive the system design interview, keep it simple, and go deep wherever necessary.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Coding: an LC popular sliding window question (Medium) System Design: don't remember, but it was something related to designing a service in Glassdoor
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      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      8 Mar 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Austin, TX
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Aug 2021

      Interview

      They contacted me , interview went fine and got an offer, typical leetcode medium, system design, debugging, behaviour, after got an offer they acted badly when I tried to negotiate so becarfull

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Typlical leetcode, system design, debuging and behaviour
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      Staff Software Engineer Interview

      24 Mar 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Indeed in Jan 2021

      Interview

      The take home exercise was fun, creating a mini game following their instructions. The rest of the interview process felt fairly standard. After the initial recruiter intake, there was a phone screen (1 hour), then the on site loop (4 interviews) and after that they extended an offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      One exercise I particularly enjoyed was identify a bug in code and providing feedback as if it was a code review. It felt like a more accurate way to measure the day-to-day work than some other more artificial interview questions
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