Etsy Program Manager Interview Questions
& Process

I applied and didn’t hear anything for months, and was surprised when I finally got a request for a recruiter screening. After that things moved fast - I met with the hiring manager and had a great conversation. I was told immediately afterwards that they wanted to move me to the next step - a full day “virtual onsite”. We quickly set that up, and I went through a day long marathon of interviews. I really enjoyed everyone I met with, and it seemed like things went really well. Afterward the last interview, I met with the recruiter and he looked at the initial feedback that had been delivered through workday, and said it all looked very positive. He assured me that he’d be in touch within a few days with an update. I asked (because I’ve seen so many stories of people ghosted here in Glassdoor) if he’d get back to me either way - even if they didn’t want to move forward. He said yes, absolutely, and actually joked about how they don’t ghost people. Guess what? They ghosted me! After not hearing back for well over a week, I checked in, and he said they were finalizing the decision and he’d be in touch by the end of that week. After that, I never heard another word, despite following up. In workday, my application still said “in progress”, so I was confused, though I wasn’t holding out hope at that point. Eventually, a couple of months later, I guess someone decided to mark my application “rejected”. So suddenly I got an automated email from Etsy saying they weren’t moving forward, and offering me a give certificate ($10 I think) to complete a survey about my experience.

My interview experience was quite frustrating. I had a hard time getting any info from the recruiter beforehand. They then told me the role I applied for was on hold but wanted to discuss another opening. I was keen to explore that, but after my positive reply, I heard nothing back despite trying to follow up multiple times. It was really annoying.

I had a phone screen with the recruiter, then an onsite with the hiring manager, and then another onsite with stakeholders. The hiring manager wasn't great on diversity, couldn't even tell me what Etsy is doing about it, which is a big issue for most companies. After talking with stakeholders, they changed the title to Product, which is a totally different job. It was a chaotic experience, and I was disappointed with the question about what the company is working on for upcoming/diversity issues. Everyone I interviewed with was Caucasian.