Headspace Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 18 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Headspace.
Headspace
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The first round was a phone screen. The recruiter was a little late, but it was otherwise a pretty standard call. It was disappointing though, because the recruiter mentioned that the job posting wasn't accurate about in-office expectations anymore. The second round was a Karat interview, which I hope to never do again. The interviewer seemed really focused on just moving through the process quickly and wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing, which I found distracting.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain basic REST API concepts?
- Could you solve some easier LeetCode problems?
Headspace
Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
System Design Coding
The second stage of the interview process at Headspace was with a company called Karat. They use a third party for interviews. A live person asked me system design questions, and then we did a coding challenge. Scheduling with Karat was super easy, and the interviewer was really nice and helpful.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about system design for various scenarios.
Headspace
Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding System Design Presentation
Got a ping from a recruiter, who then sent my resume to the manager. I had a chat with the manager about culture fit and the role itself. Then, I did a live coding challenge with unit tests. I've heard some candidates get simple LeetCode problems and have to do more than one. After that, it was a System Design interview with a lead engineer. In my case, I also spoke with upper management. I've heard that sometimes there's a take-home project too. Everything went really well, and everyone was great to talk to.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Tell me about a situation where you had a different opinion from another engineer and how you handled it.
- Can you solve some easy LeetCode style coding problems?
- Are you able to solve more than one LeetCode style coding problem?
Headspace Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Headspace interview reports.
“Could you group anagrams from a given array of strings? The output order doesn't matter.”
Read reports →“Can you write a function that takes a sentence and a number n, and returns the n most frequent words, ignoring case, punctuation, and filler words?”
Read reports →“Write code for a chess game on a whiteboard.”
Read reports →“Can you design a data model for a grocery store?”
Read reports →“Can you explain basic REST API concepts?”
Read report →“Solve typical LeetCode/HackerRank problems”
Read report →“Can you discuss Android architecture principles, like separating logic and managing asynchronous data?”
Read report →“Can you describe building a stateful user interface in React, including creating components and managing state changes based on user interface events?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on LeetCode medium difficulty problems?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 18 Headspace interview reports.