Speechify·Software Engineer

Speechify Software Engineer interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After some initial automated steps, my process included a follow-up round that felt more like a test of my patience than my engineering skill.

I was given a virtual refactoring interview where there weren’t meaningful automated tests to lean on. The guidance said not to spend too much time on tests, but also implied I had to keep behavior identical while refactoring.

That combination didn’t make sense to me. Without tests as a safety net, “don’t change behavior” turns into guesswork, and I ended up feeling like the evaluation was set up in a way that rewarded speed over correctness. It felt especially odd because refactoring without a solid test baseline is the opposite of what you’d want if the goal is to reduce risk.

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