GitHub·Software Engineer

GitHub Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Sep 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I encountered a take-home/lab-style coding flow with unclear criteria and strict gating, and both experiences ended with rejection without meaningful feedback.

Engineering manager discussion + behavioral/culture — I first met an engineering manager focused on behavior and culture.
Timed coding exercise via GitHub — I completed a coding task with a fixed time window, produced a PR with tests and explanations, and still didn’t progress.
API build assessment with vague requirements — In another run, I received vague requirements for an API-building exercise and was effectively disqualified after missing a feature.
Outcome: I didn’t receive an offer in either case; the takeaway is that GitHub’s coding gates can be sensitive to

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