SurveyMonkey Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

So the process started with a quick chat with the recruiter, then I had a 1-hour Python technical interview on CodeSignal. After that, I had a virtual onsite that was split over two days. It included a 1-hour code review, a 1-hour behavioral interview, and a 1-hour system design interview. The code review was about looking at existing code, finding issues, discussing trade-offs, and figuring out how to fix it and add tests. The behavioral part was pretty in-depth, focusing a lot on my resume, using STAR stories, and talking about mentorship, handling conflicts, building trust, and how I manage projects. The system design part was more of a back-and-forth conversation and practical rather than just theoretical stuff. Overall, it felt pretty standard and fair for a Software Engineer II role.

The interview experience at Momentive was really good. I got referred by someone who works there and then had an initial chat with the recruiter. The first interview was a technical screening via CodeSignal, where I did an online code pairing exercise. The task wasn't too hard; I had to get data and show the results. There was a hiccup with the API not returning data, so we debugged it together, and it turned out to be an issue with the API call. The interviewer was super helpful and didn't blame me for the software glitch. They were really nice and spoke highly of Momentive. After that, I had a virtual onsite with two technical interviews. One was a live coding challenge that built on the previous one, adding more features while pairing with two engineers. The other was a system design interview. The last interview was focused on values and culture, with two managers asking about my background and what I look for in a job and company. Everyone was friendly, and the recruiter was supportive throughout, even offering calls to give updates. I had a final call with my soon-to-be manager to confirm the team fit.

A SurveyMonkey recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. After an initial screening call, I was given a list of 30+ positions to choose from. A few days after selection, there was a technical interview. It was a one-hour session with some questions and coding. The task was to consume a SurveyMonkey API using my preferred programming language. About a week later, the recruiter called to say I passed and a manager wanted to interview me for a role not on my initial list. This role was a bit outside my profile, but they still wanted to proceed. The hiring manager interview was okay, with no tough questions, just a simple computer science problem. That was it. I got ghosted after that, and even after following up two weeks later, I received no response from the recruiter. It's frustrating and shows unprofessionalism from some recruiters.