Hulu·Software Engineer

Hulu Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Santa Monica, CAPosted Aug 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process with decent expectations, but the first screen soured it fast.

The initial phone interview felt like a harsh pass/fail setup—one “Ransom note” style question—and even though I could get to the right idea with prompting, it still didn’t turn into a real conversation about my skills or experience. After that, I received a form-style rejection note and it honestly made me question whether I even wanted to keep pursuing roles there.

Another time, the process felt drawn out and frustratingly opaque. I had a phone screen that I thought went well, the coding portion was straightforward but I spent time on follow-ups about optimization and performance, and the

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