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Airwallex Pty Software Engineer Interview Experience: CTO database-modeling pivot after positive signals

Airwallex PtySoftware Engineer · HR Screen · Aug 2026

I went through an intense sequence that ended in a final-round rejection. After a recruiter call, I had live coding, a system-design round, and behavioral questions. The difficulty felt average until then. The final CTO round was what threw me off. He repeated questions that had already been covered in a behavioral conversation with a senior director, then concluded that I was not a good fit. He…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.