Github Software Engineer Interview Questions
8+ Github Software Engineer interview questions drawn from real candidate reports. Sources include 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Questions span every stage of the Github Software Engineer loop: OA, phone screen, system design, behavioral, and onsite coding.
What to Expect in the Github Software Engineer Interview
The Github Software Engineer interview process typically runs 4 to 6 rounds depending on seniority level. Based on candidate reports in the LeakCode database, the loop usually includes a resume review, an online assessment or coding phone screen, one or more technical rounds, a system design round (for senior and above), and a behavioral or values round.
Difficulty skews toward medium and hard LeetCode-style problems in the coding rounds. System design questions test breadth (component selection, scaling, trade-off reasoning) more than deep implementation. Behavioral questions are tied to the company's stated values and principles.
Github Software Engineer Questions (Sample)
10 years in and I'm finally starting to value boring technology.
Five years ago I would've rolled my eyes at this post. I was that guy pushing to rewrite stuff in Rust because it was trending then, wanted to use some experimental database I found on Github with 200
Is this type of take-home assignment becoming the norm?
I recently got contacted by a recruiter for a Founding Engineer role at an AI-for-real-estate company. They already have 4 engineers and 2 co-founders. Even before I got the chance to get an intro cha
Hiring managers: What do you hate about take-home assignments?
Everyone has opinions about take-home projects -- some applicants hate them, some prefer them to live coding exercises. I personally don't mind them. But with the sheer number of online testing soluti
Ownership of Large PRs
I've been exploring how other teams handle large PRs. We generally push for breaking these PRs apart, but there will always be cases where they are slipping through. I notice that engineers can spend
Nightmare situation - our companies GitHub read / write access token has been compromised for months.
Today I found out my companies closed source docs provider (which is "SOC 2 compliant") had a catastrophic security incident which involved leaking all their users GitHub tokens. I am freaking out try
How do ExperiencedDevs navigate most interview processes seeming like a waste of time?
I've been exploring my career options recently. I haven't quite landed on anything, but I've noticed a distinct trend: The less technical the person I speak to first, the more likely an interview proc
#146 LRU Cache
LeetCode #146: LRU Cache. Difficulty: Medium. Topics: Hash Table, Linked List, Design, Doubly-Linked List. Asked at Github in the last 6 months.
#1531 String Compression II
LeetCode #1531: String Compression II. Difficulty: Hard. Topics: String, Dynamic Programming. Asked at Github in the last 6 months.
Difficulty Breakdown
4
hard
1
medium
Based on 8 questions with difficulty labels from candidate reports.
Interview Rounds
Here is how the Github Software Engineer questions in the LeakCode database break down by interview round, based on what candidates reported:
| Round | Questions in Database |
|---|---|
| coding | 2 |
| take home | 1 |
| recruiter | 1 |
| oa | 1 |
Most Common Topics
Question Recency
1
2026
2
2025
2
2024
1
2023
Question counts by interview year, based on candidate-reported dates.
How to Prepare for the Github Software Engineer Interview
Use the LeakCode question database as your primary research tool. Filter by role (Software Engineer), then by round type to focus your prep on the specific stages in your upcoming loop. Sort by recency to see what 2026 candidates actually faced.
- Start with questions from the last 12 months. Interview processes change and recent data is the strongest signal.
- Cross-reference questions that appear in multiple sources (1p3a, Blind, Glassdoor). Multi-source confirmation means a question has stronger recurrence probability.
- For system design rounds: focus on the question patterns, not individual questions. The same design principles recur across many prompts.
- For behavioral rounds: map your experiences to the company's stated values before the interview. Most behavioral questions at top companies are derivatives of a small set of core leadership competencies.
FAQ
How many Github Software Engineer questions are in the database?
8+ questions from verified candidate reports. The count grows as new reports are scraped daily from 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode.
Are these questions from real Github interviews?
Yes. All questions are sourced from actual candidate interview reports, not generated by AI. Each entry links back to its source URL where available, and questions are tagged with the year and round reported by the candidate.
How current is this data?
LeakCode updates daily. The database is filtered to exclude duplicate and low-quality entries. You can filter by interview year to focus on recent cycles.
Does LeakCode cover Github OA questions specifically?
Yes. The database includes online assessment questions tagged with round type. See the Github OA page for a dedicated view.
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