I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Figma in Oct 2021
Interview
1st step in the interview process is a coding challenge. This makes zero sense for anyone other than a software engineer/developer. This is also not a good 1st step in the interview process, and is typically not until the end of the interview process to determine skill level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding Challenge to be completed in less than 2 hours requiring research and mathematical algorithms.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Figma (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
Throughout the interview process I felt like I was being challenged and had insightful conversations with the interviewers from Figma. Really appreciated their energy and focus talking about both the technical questions and other thoughts they had on the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a security review of a data storage backup solution using cloud-native offerings.
Security Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Figma with 4.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Security Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Figma overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Figma as a Security Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Presentation: 20%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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