Got the HubSpot new grad SWE offer last month (class of 2025, started search in January). Going to write up how I prepped and what the actual loop looked like because I couldn't find recent info for new grad specifically, mostly saw senior-level stuff.
The process for new grad
Different from the senior loop. For me it was: Application / online assessment (automated, not all roles have this) Recruiter phone screen (30 min, logistics and background) Technical phone screen with an engineer (45 min, one coding problem) Final virtual onsite: two coding rounds + one behavioral round
No system design for new grad. That was a relief honestly.
What to prep
LeetCode medium difficulty is where most of the problems landed. I saw: Sliding window Binary search variations Tree traversal (BFS, DFS both came up) String manipulation One dynamic programming problem that wasn't too deep
No graph algorithms in my loop, no hard DP. Arrays, strings, trees, and recursion covered 90% of what I saw.
I used NeetCode's structured problem list for about 6 weeks before interviews. Did 150 problems total, focused on mediums. Doing more than that started to feel like diminishing returns.
The behavioral round
About 30 minutes, three questions. Mine were: "Tell me about a project you're proud of." "Tell me about a time you had to work with someone who had a different approach than yours." "What do you want to learn in your first year as a professional engineer?"
The third question was unexpected. I fumbled it a little because I hadn't prepped "future-looking" questions, mostly prepped past-behavior ones. Add some of those to your story bank if you're prepping now.
Things I wish I'd known
HubSpot is genuinely remote-friendly even for new grads. I was worried they'd want me in Cambridge, MA (their HQ) but that wasn't pushed at all.
Also: they hire for the HubSpot HEART values even at new grad level. I read the Culture Code doc and referenced one of the values in the behavioral round and it landed well. Not in a sycophantic way, I was genuinely aligned with one of them and mentioned it naturally.
Comp
New grad offer (Boston-based pay regardless of location): $135k base, no signing bonus in my offer letter but I've heard others got $10-15k. RSUs on top. Total package felt solid for a first job.