Software Engineer · Full Journey · Multiple Types

Stripe — Software Engineer ✅ Passed

Level: Senior-Level

Round: Full Journey · Type: Multiple Types · Difficulty: 6/10 · Duration: 240 min · Interviewer: Unfriendly

Topics: Coding, Debugging, Integration, Behavioral Questions

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Interview date: 2026-02-10

Summary

Interview Rounds Overview

• Round 1: Coding
• Round 2: Debugging
• Round 3: Integration
• Round 4: Behavioral (BQ)

Details

This was my interview experience at Stripe.

Coding:

1. Print a letter, which requires replacing * and & with 0 and 1 using the replace function.
2. Print a long sentence, which needs to be truncated at a fixed length, such as 72 characters. If it exceeds 72 characters, a new line is needed.

There should have been a third part, but I didn't solve it.

Debugging:

The debugging task was Mako (Python).

1. Bug 1: Build the visit_arg function.
2. Bug 2: Before passing the filename, check if it is a file.
3. I didn't get to do the third bug.

Integration:

The integration task was request-replay (Python). It was relatively simple and involved familiarizing myself with how to open a file.

Behavioral Questions:

1. Describe a challenging project.
2. What criteria make you want to leave a company, and what makes you want to join a company?
3. How do you work with people when you need to lead a project? How do you assign tasks?
4. Describe a conflict with a peer or manager.