Patreon·Software Engineer

Patreon Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Mar 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly technical path where the earlier parts didn’t feel impossible, but the overall experience still left a bad taste.

On the technical side, I solved the problems and passed the test cases, even though the interviewer seemed reluctant to actually participate in collaboration or provide direction when I asked for help. It turned into something closer to forcing interaction out of the room—like the “conversation” part was missing entirely.

During the onsite, I had a couple rounds where the technical discussions were more pleasant than that first interaction. People were friendly, and I remember having a real back-and-forth about solution approaches. The turning point felt like the final hiring-manager style

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