Wise. Energy Software Engineer Interview Experience: Rigid technical screens and contradictory role expectations

The vibe and fairness felt off from the start. In a technical round where I filled in parts of a skeleton script, the session felt rushed and rigid, as if I were being judged against a memorized approach instead of how I reasoned. The scope changed at the last minute because they could not define what they wanted. There was also a mismatch in fundamentals: state-machine concepts were not handled…

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