Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HubSpot with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 142 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HubSpot overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HubSpot as a Software Engineer according to 142 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Background check: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) in Oct 2017
Interview
This went from positive experience to a negative one real fast. After a phone call with a recruiter, a coding challenge was sent to me. It was the three hour coding challenge where you had to make an API. I was able to finish most of the code in about an hour and half, took me another hour to solve a small error. So I was able to finish the whole thing under three hours. I received the 200 status and a congrats message. However, a few days alter I received an automated rejection email from the recruiter. I asked for feedback and an explanation, the recruiter ignored me. The recruiter was always good with responding beforehand. This is the most negative experience that I have had in my job hunt. A total waste of time and energy.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HubSpot (London, England)
Interview
I went through several rounds, including an initial screening, a technical assessment, and follow-up interviews. The process was well structured, but I found the technical part challenging because it required both problem-solving and clear communication under time pressure. The interviewers were professional, and the questions were relevant to the role. Although I did not receive an offer, the experience was still valuable and helped me understand the company’s expectations better.
Coding assessment with multiple levels. levels open up as you pass them. Time constraints looked tight. I could not get through all levels. It was related to Designing banking system.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HubSpot (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
Consists of an Online Assessment, followed by 3 rounds (2 System Design, 1 coding)
One of the System Design interviewer was less experienced (with an experienced shadow interviewer). I feel like they didn't drive it correctly, didn't ask me the right follow-up questions and eventually gave negative feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Online Assessment: Multi-part question involving incremental development of a memory cache database
System Design 1: Design a weather widget to get data from upstream and display to customers
Coding Round: Incremental question involving API calls to get data, parse and do calculation
System Design 2: Design video streaming system (like Netflix)