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      Software Engineer Interview

      Feb 16, 2018
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Denver, CO
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (Denver, CO) in Jan 2018

      Interview

      In short, this was the most personal and accomodating interview process I've ever experienced. Gusto treats people with such respect and hospitality it is hard to believe. They have invested so much thought and effort into taking care of people. I would highly recommend Gusto to anyone. An existing Gusto engineer recommended me for the position via an email introduction. I then had a few emails and phone calls assessing feasibility. After this, I was directed to a recruiter who assisted me throughout the rest of the process. The recruiter always followed up right away after my scheduled meetings to assess my experience, provide answers to my questions, and setup next steps. I had two separate one-hour remote interviews consisting of some conversation and a coding challenge via coder pad. One interview included a common algorithm and one included an interesting algorithm I had not seen before. At some point, I had also spoken to the Engineering Manager in more detail about the company and role. I was then flown to Denver, CO for some final onsite interviews. This was half a day of office tours, code challenges, and culture discussions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I was asked to solve a problem involving somewhat of a pathfinding algorithm. Given a hallway with a set of lights in various positions and of various light casting radii, determine if the hallway can be crossed while remaining in the unlit areas of the hallway.
      Answer question
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      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Gusto

      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 24, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jun 2025

      Interview

      Initial recruiter phone call followed by technical phone screen. Question was a simple data parsing to extract/aggregate JSON data. Interview was friendly, and wrapped up with closing questions. I received a rejection email a week later, with no details.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given the following JSON data, aggregate statistics based on the request.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 20, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto in Mar 2025

      Interview

      I was surprised by how cumbersome this interview was, several rounds, on top of take home project. It's really rigorous for a company that isn't FAANG level. Honestly a take home and a discussion of a take home is enough technical signal, instead its take home, coding, take home extension live and systems design, plus values and behavioral session. It's a huge time investment for pay and benefits that are not very competitive.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Company values alignment and behavioral questions
      Answer question
      3

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 29, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (New York, NY) in Jan 2025

      Interview

      medium difficulty, or easier if you look up the q+a's before. one interviewer was late, and had the nerve to mark off points for time. so i did not get a job.
      1

      Gusto interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Gusto with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 86 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gusto overall takes an average of 24 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Gusto as a Software Engineer according to 86 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  35%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Skills test:  17%

        Presentation:  9%

        Personality test:  5%

        Background check:  5%

        Drug test:  3%

        Group panel interview:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

        Other:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(62) ;
        2. Benefits Specialist(24) ;
        3. Customer Service Representative(24) ;
        4. Payroll Specialist(22) ;
        5. Sales(22) ;
        6. Account Manager(20) ;
        7. Account Executive(17) ;
        8. Customer Care(15) ;
        9. Customer Care Advocate(14) ;
        10. Senior Software Engineer(12) ;
        11. Outbound Sales Representative(11) ;
        12. Recruiter(11) ;
        13. Benefits Advisor(10) ;
        14. Customer Advocate(10) ;
        15. Onboarding Advocate(10) .


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