Thumbtack·Software Engineer

Thumbtack Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Jul 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up having one of the more thoughtfully designed interview loops I’d seen.

The process started with a coding challenge, then I had a one-hour technical phone interview, and later a half-day onsite with four 45-minute sessions. The recruiter and interviewers came across as friendly and engaged, and the vibe wasn’t intimidating.

The phone interview stood out because it was the only round where I had to run and test my code on the spot, which made it feel closer to real work. The problems were moderate, and the interviewer stayed engaged the whole time—helpful enough that it didn’t feel like I was being set up to fail. The onsite sessions were similar in style:

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