Gusto·Software Engineer

Gusto Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The outreach for this role started unexpectedly quickly after I saw a hiring post and requested a slot for the first call.

I got an initial email that felt enthusiastic and then the recruiter kept the scheduling moving with messages and requests to adjust my availability. The process even scaled beyond the recruiter—my first screen was requested with the hiring manager for the specific team, which I thought was a bit odd.

The planned conversation was supposed to be a 30-minute check-in on my background with time for questions about Gusto. Instead, the interaction turned combative when I described what I was being asked, and the manager talked over my answers in a way that made the disrespect clear.

I left that

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