GitHub·Software Engineer

GitHub Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a longer, more confusing GitHub hiring journey where the interviews were standard, but the communication and follow-through became the main pain point over many weeks.

Recruiter screen — Availability coordination and an initial screening that didn’t provide much useful detail (and in one case, included a process outline).
OA / coding assessment — A take-home style Codility/HackerRank coding task.
Technical rounds (coding) — Two coding rounds, described as part of a larger “5 interview” flow.
Behavioral — A behavioral interview that also carried an oddly adversarial feel in at least one case.
System design (late in process) — A system/design-focused interview before meeting HR in the outlined flow. Outcome: I didn’t get an

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