Scientific Research Software Engineer pressure coding interview experience

My process started with a recruiter call and quickly became structured technical conversations. I was usually asked to walk through my resume and projects, then they dug into what I had actually done. Sometimes the prompts were straightforward about systems; sometimes they were scenarios meant to test how I reasoned. One round combined leadership-style discussion with coding. I had to explain my…

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