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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 19, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Mozilla in Aug 2019

      Interview

      I got a quick response from Mozilla's HR person after applying. Had an hour-long phone interview with her that went very well. Had a second video conference interview the following week with the engineering manager. He seemed more concerned about my age than my ability to contribute to their development efforts. And then the following week, I had a third video conference interview with their technical lead. He had me optimize a small program. I thought I did OK. The interviewer acted like he didn't want to be there and was just going through the motions. Two days later I got a rejection email from the initial HR contact with no explanation as to why I was turned down.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Given your long and varied career, why are you looking for work now?
      2 Answers
      5

      Other Senior Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Mozilla

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 9, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Mozilla

      Interview

      I had a phone screen with a tech recruiter that went well, followed by a take-home coding assignment. A few days after submitting it, I was invited to interview with the hiring manager. After that, I completed two coding interviews: one focused on problem-solving, the other on pair programming. I heard back and didn't advance to the next round.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Pair programming - Walk us through a code review of this code.
      Answer question

      Sr Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 16, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Mozilla in May 2022

      Interview

      The interview process was similar to others I've done, but the quality of the interviews was much higher. Everyone I talked to was great and the questions they asked tested your abilities and knowledge rather than some obscure gotcha type questions. Few different steps - call with recruiter - behavioral call with hiring manager - 3 - 45 minute rounds (behavioral, technical, systems) - sent an offer around a week later

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Typical behavioral questions - difficult project - success at work, failure at work - etc The technical portion was pretty specific to the type of work that I would be doing. It was very engaging and made you think. I imagine this is different based on each role they are hiring for. The systems questions were also pretty specific to the type of system that I'd be working with, so they probably vary based on the position. It was high-level and more conversational rather than anything too detailed.
      Answer question
      7
      Mozilla response
      3y
      Welcome to the team!

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 25, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mozilla in May 2022

      Interview

      The interview process was very nice. After the initial recruiter call, they had detailed to me exactly what the process would be, and followed through every step of the way. The first round was a 30 minute phone screen with the recruiter. There was then a preliminary behavioral interview for the 2nd round, and the third round was three 45 minute back-to-back interviews that covered another behavioral interview, a hands on coding exercise (real world exercise, not whiteboarding), and finally a code review. The recruiter was communicative throughout the entire process, and I actually found it very refreshing.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The behavioral interviews were very straightforward, and asked the typical questions that you would expect in those.
      Answer question
      Mozilla response
      4y
      Thanks for your feedback, and welcome to Mozilla!

      Mozilla interviews FAQs

      • Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Mozilla with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mozilla overall takes an average of 33 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Mozilla as a Senior Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  26%

        Phone interview:  26%

        Skills test:  21%

        Personality test:  11%

        Presentation:  11%

        Other:  5%

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

        1. Software Engineer(48) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(31) ;
        3. Product Manager(16) ;
        4. Staff Software Engineer(9) ;
        5. Marketing(7) ;
        6. Manager(6) ;
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        10. Engineering Manager(5) ;
        11. Intern(5) ;
        12. Program Manager(5) ;
        13. Staff Engineer(5) ;
        14. Data Scientist(4) ;
        15. Director(4) .


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