Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Pandora with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pandora overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pandora as a Software Engineer according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Pandora (New York, NY) in Dec 2024
Interview
Full day interview, 4 rounds
1. Frontend: React/JS creating a basic table to display data using a start codebase
2. Backend: leetcode medium level question
3. System Design: Basic E2E system design
4. Behavioral: Meeting with managers. Mostly resume review and normal behavioral questions
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pandora (Atlanta, GA) in Jul 2018
Interview
The interview process was a very nice experience. There were 2 coding rounds over the phone before the on-site interview in Oakland, CA. The recruiter was very efficient in scheduling the interviews and reaching back with the results. The interviewers are very patient and want to see you get to the solution and succeed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string with open and closed parentheses, check if the string is balanced i.e. if every open bracket has a corresponding closed bracket.
I applied online. I interviewed at Pandora (Atlanta, GA) in May 2018
Interview
3 step interview with 2 rounds of technical and managerial round. Technical all random questions with no basics. Gives a problem to solve sometimes. Checks all the technologies you put in resume.