Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Reddit overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Reddit as a Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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Initial screening followed by a technical interview assessing problem-solving and role-specific skills. Final round focused on communication, cultural fit, and experience discussion. Process was smooth, structured, and professionally coordinated throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain a challenging project I worked on and how I approached solving the problem.
Challenging but fair, we went through some system design challenges and explored a few different technical problems and solutions. The interviewers were friendly and knowledgeable, and happy to answer questions in details after the interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Reddit (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2025
Interview
Applied online and a recruiter reached out. Started with a recruiter call, then proceeded to a backend programming technical phone screen. Then moved to the hiring manager round, and afterwards the onsite which consisted of another backend programming round, a systems design round, and a behavioral round. Interesting but practical questions.