Groupon·Software Engineer

Groupon Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

Palo Alto, CAPosted May 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a pretty clear sequence but it didn’t feel well run.

It started with an HR call for about half an hour, then a phone screen that lasted around 45 minutes. After that, I did four on-site interviews, each roughly an hour.

The main issue wasn’t even the length—it was that a couple of interviewers seemed to have a shaky grasp of computer science fundamentals. They were expecting answers that didn’t line up with what I understood to be correct, which made the whole thing feel ill-structured and discouraging. I also noticed the accommodations weren’t great; I was made to stay at a cheaper hotel/motel in the area.

Even though the process had its

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