Etsy·Software Engineer

Etsy Software Engineer interview experience

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Brooklyn, NYPosted Nov 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My involvement started with a recruiter-led tour around Etsy, where they gave a quick picture of what they considered special about the company.

Then the format shifted into something very different: a student “speed interview” setup where I was slotted into table conversations across a large open space.

I spoke with several engineers in short, tightly timed discussions. In that environment, the focus felt split—part of it was technical, and the rest leaned behavioral. There was also a separate hour-long lunch conversation with engineers, which made it less of a purely formal interview day and more of a mix of personality and practical thinking.

Even though the technical questions weren’t the only component, what stood out was how

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