I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Stripe (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Got a hackerrank about 2 weeks after applying. It was an API design question but you didn't actually use HTTP.
Heard back in a few days for a phone interview. The interview started as a very simple question, and then had you build more features onto the simple function that you built. I heard back later that day about scheduling an onsite.
About 4 weeks later, I had the onsite. We got lunch with the other candidates and some recent grads at Stripe. There were 4 interviews in the onsite:
1. "Integration interview" where you use an HTTP library to implement some HTTP request testing
2. Debugging interview where you are given a GitHub issue on a popular library in the language of your choosing and try to debug it.
3. Behvioral interview where you discuss your previous experience with a manager
4. Design interview where you implement a solution to a question using programming design principles (OOD, functional programming, whatever you choose
This was definitely one of the best interview processes I've had. I really felt like it reflected my actual skills. I ended up accepting another offer, but this process definitely made me want to come back to Stripe in the future.
Multiple rounds of practical (not leet code style) questions. Included trying to integrate an external library as well as bug hunting. Good communication and quite fast to get the offer.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Stripe
Interview
OA - 60 minutes. One round tech screen. Then a integration, debugging, and coding round. No leetcode style questions. Very high bar. debug mako library. HTTP requests with endpoints in python. Draw words
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
debug mako library. HTTP requests with endpoints in python. Draw words
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Stripe (Barcelona) in Mar 2026
Interview
A little impersonal experience since I never had the chance to speak with a HR person (something I felt a little uncommon) so couldn´t learn about the position/expectations, despite making it to the Virtual Onsite. Stripe is a company I’ve always admired, so I went ahead with the process, but it feels a bit bold to assume everyone would go through the entire interview cycle without clear information on the role’s specifics or conditions.
The technical interviews themselves were very positive. The engineers were friendly and professional, and the questions felt appropriate, focusing more on realistic, day-to-day programming rather than intrincate gotcha puzzles. It felt more like pair programming rather than a test.
I knew I didn´t make it since I bombed one of the VO rounds. Got an automated rejection which is better than being ghosted but, again, makes the process feel robotic and the candidate feel not valued after investing 5 hours on technical interviews. I even followed up with the recruiter to ask for feedback to improve in the future, but I never received a response.
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