HackerOne Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jan 9, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
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- 7%OtherOther
Interview search
16 interviews
HackerOne interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HackerOne with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HackerOne overall takes an average of 26 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at HackerOne as a Software Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 24%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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