Plaid·Software Engineer

Plaid Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Apr 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty straightforward loop that started with a chat with a recruiter.

After that, I had two phone screens, and then I ended with an on-site interview. Across the technical parts, I really liked the way the questions were framed—they felt practical and less like theoretical puzzles, and they were aimed at seeing whether I could understand a concept, break it down, and implement it even when I hadn’t seen that exact topic before.

What stood out to me most was the overall tone of the process. It felt like Plaid was trying to figure out whether there was a mutual fit, not just pushing for a yes/no. The people I spoke with were friendly, they answered my questions,

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