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      Software Engineer(Internship) Interview

      Nov 17, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto

      Interview

      Overall, I was extremely pleased with the interview process. The company was really effectively able to bring humanity into the interviews and make you feel comfortable and relaxed. Upon receiving my acceptance via phone, Gusto even had my interviewers on the line to explain how I did well and why I was accepted for the position. -60 minute OA with 3 relatively easy questions (leetcode easys, mostly). -15 minute phone screen to determine location preference (everyone passes) -60 minute technical screen (not a leetcode question, but roughly the difficulty of a medium) -Final round: 30 minute behavioral followed by 90 minute technical. For the behavior, just study the company's principles, and really figure out how you embody them (with examples). For the technical, you will be given a relatively easy real-life question. If you've made it this far, you should have all the capability to solve it. Just make sure that you explain your thought process effectively during the technical.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time that you received negative feedback
      Answer question
      10

      Other Software Engineer(Internship) Interview Reviews for Gusto

      Software Engineer(Internship) Interview

      May 21, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Gusto (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2026

      Interview

      I only did the first round which is technical. They asked a meet code question. It was quite chill, the interviewer was friendly. I didn’t move forward because they had reached head count but I was able to solve the question given to me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked a leetcode tagged question that I can’t remember
      Answer question

      Software Engineer(Internship) Interview

      Jan 28, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Gusto

      Interview

      Pretty long: 1. 3 question codesignal 2. Technical Interview #1 3. Technical Interview #2 4. One hour "super day" a. Hiring Manager Round b. Values and Motivations Alignment Round Overall, it took a while but my interviewers were all very helpful and accomodating.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk me through one of your projects.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer(Internship) Interview

      Apr 30, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gusto (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2024

      Interview

      Very good procees, I had done the first round then was selected for the coding round question was a leetcode hard , solved it in Brute Force was asked to solve it in Optimal Approach, succedded as well but not selected ig due to sponsorship issue.

      Gusto interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Gusto with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 16 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(Internship) according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Phone interview:  22%

        Presentation:  17%

        Skills test:  17%

        Other:  6%

        Background check:  6%

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