Stripe Software Engineer interview experience

There were guidelines up front, and the interviewers themselves were generally kind and clearly switched on—passionate, intelligent people who treated the process seriously. Still, the logistics and communication were rough in my experience, especially around feedback.

The rounds were challenging enough that I had to stay mentally sharp the whole time. Even though some interviewers were helpful, the overall style wasn’t consistent across the loop: time limits and pacing varied, and the practical/debugging parts were hard to prepare for because they weren’t following a single predictable