Candidate experience

We know that interviewing can be stressful and that a lot of time and energy is spent as you go through the process. We are committed to providing a world-class candidate experience, so if there's anything we can do to make your experience more enjoyable, please feel free to email [email protected]. You can also provide anonymous feedback in the candidate survey sent via Greenhouse after you are 1) declined or 2) sign your offer.

Specifically, we aim to provide a positive candidate experience by...

Treating all candidates with respect at all stages, regardless of hiring outcome.
Writing our job descriptions as clearly as possible to ensure you have a good understanding of the job and the impact you would make in the role. All job descriptions are written in an ‣, encouraging candidates from all walks of life to apply. Each job description focuses on the impact a candidate will make vs. a list of requirements. Our team contains highly motivated and productive members who've joined immediately after high school/university or after 10+ years of working at some of the best companies. You can read more about our job description philosophy here. We want a diverse, global team, with a broad range of experience and perspectives. If a job sounds great, but you’re not sure if you qualify, apply anyway! We carefully consider every application, and will either move forward with you, find another team that might be a better fit, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.
Ensuring that our interview process is structured and that interview questions are shared in advance of all interviews.
BrightHire to ensure we are focused on what you are saying, and not on taking notes.
Providing candidates with the tools to be successful in an interview, including transparency around our Interview Process, information about what to expect at a given interview stage and resources on how to prepare for the interview.
Offering clear, honest and consistent communication throughout all stages of the interview process. We try our best to get back to you quickly and will never waste your time if we know we're not moving you forward in our process.
Maintaining a respectful process for rejecting job applicants who do not move forward in the interview process or receive an offer.
Smoothly transitioning new hires into the onboarding process.

Respecting time

Interviewing requires time and effort, both for Sourcegraph teammates and for our candidates. The hiring manager is responsible for monitoring feedback during the interview phase, and if it becomes obvious that we won't be moving forward with a candidate, then the hiring manager should cancel any remaining interviews to be respectful of both the candidate's and interviewers' time.

Early-career Engineering Hiring

Our goal is to set up early-career engineers for success, and we aim to equip hiring managers and their teams with the knowledge to source, interview, and integrate early-career engineers successfully. You can read more about our philosophy here.