Stripe·Software Engineer

Stripe Software Engineer interview experience

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Seattle, WAPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My Stripe process started with applying online and getting an OA.

I didn’t get everything correct, but I still advanced. After that, I reached interviews that felt noticeably easier than the OA, and the main things I sensed they cared about were code readability and how clearly I communicated while solving.

The onsite portion felt chill overall, and the interviewers and HR were genuinely nice to talk with. The tasks still mattered, but the tone was less intimidating than I’d expected. I also felt like the OA was harder than the follow-up interviews, so my confidence took a small hit early before rebounding once the real rounds started.

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