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      Software Engineer Interview

      6 Mar 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Redlands, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Esri (Redlands, CA) in Feb 2024

      Interview

      First, there was a 30-minute virtual HR screening. Then, a 1 hour-long virtual technical/questioning interview with a tech lead. Finally, I was invited for a day-long interview from 9AM to 5PM at the Esri campus in Redlands. They paid for the entire trip. Overall the questions were mostly behavioral, with some programming questions in 2 of them. The two programming questions were extremely easy, and I only had trouble with some of the latter because the entire question was verbal as opposed to being able to see code on a screen, which could be attributed to being my own fault. Overall, almost everyone was very pleasant to talk with and it was a good experience. Everyone I would be working with was highly friendly and fun to talk with. However, if you're like me, you were highly reluctant to bother with this company given the reviews about recent sexual discrimination law suits, awful management, etc. I was able to experience this first hand when meeting with the CTO of the Desktop development team as the final interview of the day. While not explicitly rude, his demeanor was insanely aggressive, as if he was trying to be intimidating. Near the end of the interview, he talked almost ten minutes straight on how important this geographical mapping software is to the world - typical corporate "we make a difference" babble, except for way too long. Given this is what I was exposed to during an interview where they're supposed to be giving the best impression to candidates, I can see where all the complaints about management come from. After this interview I was informed that I was not given an offer due to a number of behavioral reasons (i.e. being 'task-oriented' and not being a 'go-getter'), but realistically it was probably due to lack of experience with their commonly used technologies. Would not be interested in interviewing for a position here again due to mediocre pay and seemingly bad management, but it doesn't seem like the worst place in the world to work.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q: Fix some errors in a simple Fibonacci calculation code (they asked me this twice, I had to point it out the second time and they expanded it to involve caching and recursion)
      Answer question
      6

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      Software Developer Interview

      27 Aug 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Gurgaon, Haryana
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Esri (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Aug 2025

      Interview

      6 rounds, each round 1 hour, and at odd hours, for a company and compensation that do not justify it. Worst interview I've ever given or seen. And it is not succession round based, they will take all 6 rounds and then declare the result. What a waste of time

      Software Developer Interview

      24 Jul 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Edinburgh, Scotland
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Esri (Edinburgh, Scotland)

      Interview

      Extensive interview process with multiple rounds, starts with an HR call, then chat with product owner. Then a technical interview with fairly easy questions then a multiple interviews testing thinking, behaviour and experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What made you want to work in GIS?
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      Software Engineer Interview

      23 May 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Esri

      Interview

      Got a call from HR to ask about my background. Later hiring manager scheduled a call. It was a mix of resume based and behavioral questions. Then onsite interview was set up. It was a negative experience. They think they are the only ones who are doing great work in the tech industry. Please do your research before applying.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Your experience, technical questions, coding, your thinking process
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      7

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