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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Stack Overflow
After interviewing and having them commit that they were moving forward, they gave me the run-around only to say a couple weeks later that they were passing on me. Waste of time and very unprofessional.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I interviewed at Stack Overflow (New York, NY)
I walked into the interview room, nerves pulsating. The questions flowed, code challenges were tackled, and ideas exchanged. Laughter erupted when we bonded over shared geekiness. It was a delightful dance of technical prowess and genuine camaraderie, leaving me with a memorable and enjoyable experience.
- Tell me about a challenging programming project you've worked on and how you overcame it.
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Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Stack Overflow (Austin, TX) in Jul 2023
Recruiter screen call Hiring manager interview Peer interview Presentation (growth scenario) This was probably the best interview process I have ever experienced. The recruiters were very thorough in preparing me every step of the way and the hiring manager was also very hands on throughout the process. She even invited me to test run my presentation and provided feedback so that my presentation hit all the marks. Every exchange I had was an example of how a company can showcase their core values at every level by being transparent, inclusive, and empowering.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Stack Overflow in May 2023
Extremely long and time consuming process: 1) Call with HR person 2) Call with Team Leader 3) Call with Team Mates 4) Case Study Preparation + Group Interview of 1 hour (+ Many hours for the preparation) 5) Call with Executive In general, it was a pleasant experience. All people were approachable, process clear, even though the tasks very time consuming. What let me down in the process was the final stage. 1) I had the final executive call on a Friday (The Team Lead was OOO), on Monday I received email from HR stating they already sent the offer to another candidate. This make me understand that the team already took a decision about the hiring previous my interview. A bit unprofessional, not taking in consideration time invested by applicants. 2) I asked numerous time to both HR & TL, some detailed feedback to justify their choice. This was extremely respectful, and 100% based on personal growth. No answer received. Ghosted.
- How do you measure success?
- How to build an enablement plan for specific user of the platform.
- How do you handle multitasking, content creation & deadlines.

Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Stack Overflow
Despite difficult circumstances with the Hiring Manager unfortunately becoming significantly unwell, as well as a large time difference, the team did a good job of being flexible and continuing to progress the process. I was also given good clarity on next steps, and what is expected in each call. The Recruiter in particular did a good job, and was the glue that kept things together, and was very proactive.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Stack Overflow
My experience with the recruiter was very positive from our first communication to our last. He was attentive, transparent, and really wanted to understand my experience and what I was looking for. My experience with the sales leader was horrible. He came to the interview rushed, was not friendly, and seemed to judge my responses without asking for context. He came across as someone I would not want to work for.
- why should we hire you

Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Stack Overflow (London, England)
Recruiter, Hiring manager, VP, Hiring manager WORST company I’ve ever interviewed at. I had interviewers late or just no show to the interview after preparing. I found the management team I spoke too to come across condensing and borderline rude. To then receive no feedback or no rejection. It all appears to be a facade at Stack, check out some of the other candidates experiences, in hindsight you’re best off elsewhere, there are many companies who have an amazing process and value their candidates time and effort.
- How do you handle the renewal process?
- How do you prioritise your book?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stack Overflow in Feb 2023
Had a call with a recruiter and a hiring manager. Received positive feedback with indications that we would move forward and to wait for further updates. Never heard back even after following up. While the experience was a negative of how to deal with candidates, both the people I met were great to talk with and the actual interviews felt great.
- All behavioral at this stage related to my management experience.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Stack Overflow in Jan 2023
I got ghosted by this company twice. First time was in October 2022 where they invited me for a first interview but no one showed up to the call. I was alone in the call for 15 minutes, I sent an email and after not getting a reply I left the call. Fast forward to January 2023 I get an email from Stack Overflow inviting me to an interview again. Obviously with the current problems in the tech job market I accepted because I was still desperately looking for a new role. However, I should have learnt from the first time... They did the exact same thing. They ghosted me again. I was in the call alone for 20 minutes, they didn't reply to my emails and didn't even bother cancelling/re-scheduling the call. I wouldn't recommend anyone waste their time with these idiots!

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Naperville, IL
I applied online. I interviewed at Stack Overflow (Naperville, IL) in Jan 2023
Applied on the 24th and was scheduled to interview on the 25th. Completed an interview in which the recruiter called me a perfect fit based on my experience and background and said he was scheduling a follow-up interview. After 3 attempts on my end, they have yet to respond.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Stack Overflow as 52.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.96 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IT Support and Marketing rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Payroll Coordinator and Senior Account Executive roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Stack Overflow takes an average of 21.66 days when considering 104 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sales Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 111 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Stack Overflow according to 104 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 30.16%
One on One Interview: 26.19%
Group Panel Interview: 12.70%
Presentation: 10.32%
Skills Test: 7.14%
Background Check: 3.57%
Personality Test: 3.17%
Drug Test: 2.38%
Other: 2.38%
IQ Intelligence Test: 1.98%
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