Possibly the worst interview process I've ever had. Was contacted by a recruiter and had an initial call. Recruiter sounded enthusiastic and asked me for times to talk to the Hiring Manager.
Sent over some times, and waited to hear back from the recruiting coordinator. Sent a follow up a few days later: Silence. Followed up again a few days later: Silence.
Eventually(two weeks later) followed up with the recruiter asking what the deal was. Recruiter sent me a generic decline email. Asked for more specific feedback and the recruiter said the role had been filled, but asked if I wanted to interview for a similar role in Seattle. I said I'd be happy to and sent over times again. Silence Again.
Never met a ruder recruiter in my life. I get Stripe is doing really well and has a great candidate pool to pull from, but theres no excuse for being rude.
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Doesn't really matter, Didn't get to a proper interview stage.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Stripe (Bengaluru)
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Process was smooth, well defined. There is enough guidance to prepare. There was a design round, a technical presentation round, a role play and a few managerial rounds. Overall well executed.
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They asked to design a key component of their payments system.
long and time consuming but still a great experience for the candidates. definitely have a high bar when it comes to hiring and leadership. i think the organizations and processes interview doesn’t lend itself to people coming from non big tech backgrounds but that’s my only feedback.
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Give and example of a time you had to get a bunch of stakeholder buy in across the company?
I applied online. I interviewed at Stripe (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2025
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Applied online and moved through a quick recruiter screen. The mini-onsite had two rounds - first was around people management: handling tough team dynamics, hiring approach, and leading through ambiguity. Second was technical: a bit of live coding and a lightweight system design - nothing crazy, but you need to be clear on trade-offs and decision-making. The onsite had four rounds. Started with system design with a tech lead - think ledger service or analytics pipeline. They care more about structured thinking and scalability than perfect answers. Then came two management-focused rounds - one behavioral, one role-play. Expect scenarios like shifting a top IC off a project they love, or resolving engineer conflicts. Final round was a 20-min technical presentation based on a 1000-word doc about a project I led - deep tech dive plus business outcomes, followed by intense Q&A. Used Prepfully for mocks - helped a ton with surfacing the right kinds of examples and stress-testing my manager stories. The process is a little tough but fair - make sure you put strong emphasis on clarity, ownership, and leadership judgment.
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design a system that aggregates and consumes analytics events