# Robinhood Principal / Director / L8+ Engineering Manager Interview Experience

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# Engineering Manager Interview Experience

We publish interview experiences to help candidates prepare for technology and management roles. This experience concerns a **Principal / Director / L8+ Engineering Manager** interview at **Robinhood**.

![Robinhood](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/robinhood.png)

- **Location and format:** United States, remote
- **Submitted:** a month ago
- **Result:** Rejected
- **Interview date:** 5 months ago
- **Timespan:** 1 week
- **Difficulty:** Moderate

## Interview process

The candidate said the process went well. The screening round itself contained two interviews: a behavioral interview and a technical interview. After the candidate performed poorly in the technical interview, the behavioral interview became largely a formality, and the interviewer appeared to have seen the earlier feedback.

The process included:

1. Recruiter screen
2. Technical interview
3. Phone interview

## Interview rounds

There were **5 questions across 3 rounds**.

### Recruiter screen — 1 question

**Question type:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral)

**Specific questions asked:** “Just general experience and telling more about the role”

### Technical interview — 1 question

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## More Robinhood interview experiences

- [Senior Software Engineer — Robinhood, Apr 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/robinhood-senior-software-engineer-interview-faa42f?returnPath=%2Fexperiences): **Verified; 5 rounds, 4 questions.** The candidate said Robinhood placed little emphasis on classic DSA questions, with three of four substantive rounds focused on system design and repeated attention to failure handling, next steps, and recovery.
- [Product Manager — Robinhood, Jun 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/robinhood-sr-staff-product-manager-interview-87ad80?returnPath=%2Fexperiences): **2 rounds, 6 questions.** The candidate appreciated the recruiter’s preparation and an application-status portal but said no notification was received about the rejection.
- [Software Engineer — Robinhood, Sep 2024](https://www.aced.io/experiences/robinhood-software-engineer-interview-03c8b5?returnPath=%2Fexperiences): **4 rounds, 3 questions.** The candidate described the process as easy and recommended researching and studying beforehand.

Browse [all 4 Robinhood interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/experiences?company=robinhood).

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