Etsy·Software Engineer

Etsy Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

New York, NYPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter call, I was sent into a HackerRank-style challenge where I had to work directly in the provided environment to fix and enhance an app.

The prompt felt pretty hands-on and tied closely to what I’d be expected to do in the role, and I remember feeling like the test was less about trivia and more about whether I could actually debug and improve existing code. Once I finished, I was able to move forward to the next step.

Later, the process shifted into a more formal set of interviews done virtually. I had a technical component after that initial stage, then I continued through the rest of the loop that mixed technical questions with behavioral elements. Overall, the experience felt like it ramped up quickly once I cleared the

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