I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at GitHub (New York, NY) in Apr 2022
Interview
Took almost a month to hear anything back from my application. Finally heard back and scheduled a call with an engineering manager and then the hiring manager. The calls seemed to be going well, but with two minutes remaining in my call with the hiring manager, I was caught off guard by being asked if I would be okay interviewing for a position below the senior level, since "other companies level differently than we do". For context, I have a total of 8 years of work experience in web technologies, with 4 years of experience leading technical projects (split between a fortune 500 company and 2 startups), and have been a senior software engineer for 3 years. This was pretty insulting (to say the least) as I meet or exceed all the qualifications for a senior software engineer in GitHub's senior-level job descriptions. I was reconsidering my application after mulling over the question for a couple days when I got an email saying they were no longer considering me for the position. It feels like I dodged a bullet early in the process.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at GitHub (London, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
First stage recruiter call (45 minutes) which went well, both sides confirmed we'd like to progress to the next stage and the process was outlined. I was subsequently ghosted for 8 weeks, only getting a response when I emailed saying I'd withdrawn my application - to tell me that the team was being "rethought" and the job may not actually be available anymore but they'll let me know (they never did).
Interview questions [1]
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General experience questions from throughout your career
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GitHub in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied via GitHub careers website.
Got called from one of recruiters where they asked me about my experience and submitted my resume with team hiring manager. Then i
Had first round with hiring manager for behavioral questions
Take home with a pair programming follow up and skip level interview as well as DEI panel. Whole process took two weeks. Be prepared for systems design as well in the pair programming exercise.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time you had conflict in the workplace
