I applied online. I interviewed at GitHub in Dec 2020
Interview
Steps in the process:
1) Interview/meeting with the recruiter
2) Meet with the hiring manager and advance to the final round
3) Consisted of 4 final round interviews
- Coding (Pair-programming) 90 minutes
- Coding #2 (Pair-programming) - 90 minutes
- Diversity and inclusion interview - 30 minutes
- Skip-level interview - 30 minutes
Most of the people I interviewed were previous Microsoft employees so my fear was that they would low-ball me or try to level me down since that's a Microsoft trick. After a few days, I got a response back from the recruiter that they want to extend an offer but they don't really hire "senior" engineers externally. I really love GitHub but the offered salary was too low so had to take another offer that got the leveling right (actually got hired as Staff at another big tech company, two levels up). I will say that their benefits package is amazing, no one is beating that.
Word of advice, apply for a higher level because they will level you down and try to low ball you.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at GitHub (London, England) in Sept 2025
Interview
First stage recruiter call (45 minutes) which went well, both sides confirmed we'd like to progress to the next stage and the process was outlined. I was subsequently ghosted for 8 weeks, only getting a response when I emailed saying I'd withdrawn my application - to tell me that the team was being "rethought" and the job may not actually be available anymore but they'll let me know (they never did).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General experience questions from throughout your career
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GitHub in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied via GitHub careers website.
Got called from one of recruiters where they asked me about my experience and submitted my resume with team hiring manager. Then i
Had first round with hiring manager for behavioral questions
Take home with a pair programming follow up and skip level interview as well as DEI panel. Whole process took two weeks. Be prepared for systems design as well in the pair programming exercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had conflict in the workplace