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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- An Unconventional Python Tee Iterator QuestionGoogle · Software Engineer · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Aug 2026
Not sure if I just had bad luck, or if the L5 question bank is just different, but I got hit with a really unconventional question. No small talk, no self-introductions, straight into the coding problem. The task was to implement Python's tee iterator — you're given an iterator and need to return n independent iterators from it. I had to define my own functions and classes for it, so it had a bit…
- An Unweighted Graph Turned WeightedBCG · Forward Deploy Engineer · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Aug 2026Rejected
A friend referred me for a Senior Forward Deploy Engineer role. The interviewer was very nice. The first 30 minutes were a deep dive into my projects, with many questions related to AI. The last 30 minutes were a live coding problem: find the shortest path in an unweighted graph represented by an adjacency matrix. Given the adjacency matrix of a connected, undirected graph with no loops or multip…
- Analog Devices Software Engineer Interview Experience: Supportive panel discussionAnalog Devices · Software Engineer · Aug 2026
The interview flow was friendly and low-friction. The conversations felt welcoming from the start, without any sense that people were trying to catch me off guard. I spoke with a small panel, and the questions focused more on my background than on deep technical material. After a quick first step with a manager, I had a longer technical interview with multiple people from the group. The pace was…
- Anduril Industries Software Engineer Interview Experience: automated recruiter messages and three essaysAnduril Industries · Software Engineer · Aug 2026Withdrew
A recruiter contacted me unexpectedly with a message that felt AI-generated, and the exchange felt automated from the start. I tried several times to speak directly and move away from that phrasing, but it kept returning. She eventually sent a specific role tied to my resume that also read as though a bot had generated it, including a supposed office location in my city. After a few more chats, s…
- Anduril Industries Software Engineer interview experience: early recruiter screeningAnduril Industries · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Aug 2026Offer
The process began with a quick recruiter screen that was mostly about logistics and conversation. We covered my background, past work, and interest in the role. Sometimes a small technical question came up. In one screen it was basic cantilever-beam knowledge; in another, there was no technical question at all. The recruiter also asked about fit and expectations, including team matching and motiv…
- Anduril Software Engineer Interview Experience: automated recruiter messages and essaysAnduril · Software Engineer · Aug 2026No response
A recruiter contacted me with a message that looked AI-generated. I asked to speak with a real person, but each reply returned to the same automated tone. She eventually gave me a "role" that also felt automated, apparently tailored from my resume and describing a city office I knew Anduril did not have. After more back-and-forth, she said she would put my resume in the system only if I wrote thr…
- Applied Intuition Software Engineer Interview Experience: group discussion, system design, and AI codingApplied Intuition · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Aug 2026
After a recruiter call, I had a 45-minute online coding interview. It was a direct technical checkpoint, and after I cleared it, I was invited to the Sunnyvale office for an onsite loop. The onsite included a group discussion, a system-design conversation, an AI coding segment, and a final discussion. It felt structured and professional. They seemed to be looking at how I reasoned, how I communic…
- Applied Materials Software Engineer Interview Experience: Next-morning invite and limited preparationApplied Materials · Software Engineer · Aug 2026
I received an invitation for the next morning and barely had time to prepare. The interview itself was simple, with light questions that did not require much practice, but I had not had time to collect my thoughts and messed up my responses. It began as a quick background conversation about my background and why I wanted the company. Then there was a technical review with LeetCode questions. One…
- Applied Materials Software Engineer Interview Experience: theoretical DSA and same-day codingApplied Materials · Software Engineer · Aug 2026
I first went through a technical round and a behavioral round. The technical part covered standard DSA and OOP, but it was a theoretical discussion of systems-design concepts rather than live coding. The behavioral conversation felt smooth and not stressful, and the questions were familiar. A couple of weeks later, I had two focused sessions on the same day. The first was a medium LeetCode-style…
- Arcesium Software Engineer Interview Experience: timed OA with graphs and arraysArcesium · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2026
The process began with an online assessment combining DSA-style and multiple-choice questions, especially graphs and arrays. It emphasized time management, speed, and prioritization more than raw knowledge. One OA question was specifically from graphs alongside the array content. After the OA, I had two to three technical rounds focused on OOP and database concepts. I was coding and reasoning thr…
- Arch Global Services Philippines Software Engineer Interview Experience: Java 8 and Spring Boot discussionsArch Global Services Philippines · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2026
After recruiter outreach, I took an online assessment about a week later. It was more about algorithm practice than the role itself: two coding questions, one theory question, LeetCode-style thinking, and core algorithm concepts. I was also repeatedly prompted to be ready to discuss my projects. I then had two technical interviews. They covered Java 8 features, the Collections framework, Spring B…
- Arch Global Services Philippines Software Engineer Interview Experience: Java, Spring Boot, and N+1 queriesArch Global Services Philippines · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2026
The process began with an assessment containing two coding questions, then moved into technical interviews focused on Java and backend topics. In the first technical interview, we covered Java and backend fundamentals including microservices, Redis, and Java Streams, with additional DSA and coding questions mixed in. A later technical discussion reinforced how much they cared about Java and Sprin…
- Arch Global Services Philippines Software Engineer Interview Experience: Layered assessments and virtual panelArch Global Services Philippines · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2026
The process started with assessments before I spoke with an interviewer. I took a cognitive and technical test with a large multiple-choice portion, then a separate coding assessment with a couple of programming questions. There was also an AI-driven voice and text communication assessment. After clearing those, I joined a shorter virtual panel that combined technical and HR-style discussion. The…
- Arch Global Services Philippines Software Engineer Interview Experience: month-long scheduling and silenceArch Global Services Philippines · Software Engineer · Aug 2026No response
The biggest problem was not the questions but the dragged-out process and poor communication. I booked slots almost every week for nearly a month before I finally got an interview slot. After the interviews, there was almost no response. Emails went unanswered and phone calls were not picked up. There were also cases where the interviewer or scheduling logistics did not line up, which made the pr…
- Arch Global Services Philippines Software Engineer Interview Experience: React assessment rejected seconds after submissionArch Global Services Philippines · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Aug 2026Rejected
The sequence felt professional and reasonable until the end. I first had a technical interview on JavaScript and React topics including hooks, reconciliation, HOCs, and performance patterns. We also discussed architecture and past project experience. A managerial round followed, focused on my projects, experience, and team fit. What surprised me was receiving an online assessment after I had clea…
- Arup Software Engineer Interview Experience: project and internship discussion with another round pendingArup · Software Engineer · Aug 2026In progress
I introduced myself, then answered questions about my projects and internships. My supervisor explained the kinds of tasks the team handled, which gave the conversation useful context. The meeting felt positive and welcoming, as though the interviewer wanted to understand my background and fit. It was not the final round, though. I was told another interview was still to come, so the process rema…
- Arup Software Engineer Interview Experience: structural diagrams in written examArup · Software Engineer · Other · Aug 2026
My process had a written exam followed by a follow-up interview. The exam covered foundation and superstructure knowledge and often required diagrams of structural systems, including BMD-style sketches. I knew I needed time to prepare, so I treated the written portion as the main hurdle before the interview. After the exam, I moved to the follow-up conversation. That stage was more about walking…
- Arup Software Engineer Interview Experience: two-hour technical test and face-to-face interviewArup · Software Engineer · Aug 2026
About a month after I applied online, I received an email invitation saying the process would take around two hours. It combined a technical test with a face-to-face interview. The invitation did not give me much more detail, but the structure was clear: a short technical portion followed by a direct in-person conversation. My impression was that they wanted to assess both capability and how I ca…
- Asana Spa Software Engineer Interview Experience: Chasing a delayed rejectionAsana Spa · Software Engineer · Aug 2026Rejected
The first stage seemed promising, but the process dragged on longer than it needed to. After the interview, I realized I had effectively fallen through the cracks in their system and had to chase for a status update. There was no clear communication cadence. I had been told I would hear back within a certain timeframe, but the delay continued. When a response finally arrived, it was essentially t…
- ASM Software Engineer Interview Experience: low-pressure presentation and management discussionASM · Software Engineer · Aug 2026Offer
The first round gave me an early sense that this would be a low-pressure process. It wasn't technical grilling. I mainly described my previous job and discussed what the role would involve. Shortly afterward, I had a final conversation with top management. It leaned toward explanation and discussion rather than trying to catch me with specific technical questions. The tone stayed straightforward…
- Attentive Software Engineer Interview Experience: dismissive managerial conversationAttentive · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Aug 2026
After a recruiter screening, I had a managerial round. I received the job description, but the details about the structure and expectations turned out to be wrong. Before the questions even began, the interaction felt uncomfortable because the tone did not feel respectful. The conversation came across as skeptical and dismissive. My answers were treated as though they had been discounted from the…
- Attentive Software Engineer Interview Experience: role closed after the phone screenAttentive · Software Engineer · Aug 2026
I started with an initial phone screen. After that, I expected a fairly standard sequence: a second round with coding and system design, a third round with more of the same assessment, and then a meeting with the team. The role closed before the process could get that far, so I never reached those later rounds. It left me feeling as though the interview process was just about to expand, and then…
- Aurecon Software Engineer Interview Experience: one-way video answers with re-recordingAurecon · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2026
After I applied, I received a one-way video interview prompt. I had to record answers to several questions and submit them quickly, with responses capped at about a minute. At first it felt like a single pass, but I learned that some questions allowed re-recording, so I could review an answer and do it again. Before the video portion, there was an online step with a few yes-or-no questions. The H…
- Automatic Data Processing Account Executive Interview Experience: manager discussions and a team shadowAutomatic Data Processing · Account Executive · HR Screen · Aug 2026Offer
After I applied, a recruiter called to set up an initial phone conversation. That led to an interview with a director, followed by office discussions with Sales Executive managers. Those conversations focused heavily on my sales history and behavioral questions, so I had to explain what I had done and how I approached selling. I then shadowed a team member, which was a welcome surprise. It felt l…
- Automatic Data Processing Account Executive Interview Experience: recruiter no-show and delayed feedbackAutomatic Data Processing · Account Executive · HR Screen · Aug 2026Rejected
The process looked as though it would go smoothly at first, but the timing and communication soured it. I had gone through a couple of interviews out of college and did not get the role. That was disappointing but fair. About two years later, a recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn to reconnect and set up an interview. The recruiter then failed to show up without an explanation, which felt unprofess…
- Automatic Data Processing Account Executive Interview Experience: second video interview with a decision pendingAutomatic Data Processing · Account Executive · Aug 2026In progress
I was still in the interview process when I shared this. A recruiter had contacted me, and I had completed an initial interview with a kind interviewer. My second conversation was a video meeting and felt like a normal next step. There was not much more detail beyond the process moving forward and being enjoyable so far. At that point, I felt positive enough to continue and comfortable rather tha…
- AWS Offer After Four Onsite RoundsAmazon · Software Engineer · New Grad · Onsite · Aug 2026Offer
Timeline: July 24: HR reached out on LinkedIn; I applied. July 31: OA. August 24: Survey. September 4: BOS onsite. September 10: Verbal offer. Four back-to-back onsite rounds. First round The interviewer asked two behavioral questions: one about doing something outside my area of responsibility, and one about helping a peer who was struggling. The coding question was similar to LeetCode 1152, but…
- Backend Fundamentals, Databases, and One DFS ProblemByteDance · Software Engineer · New Grad · Technical Screen · Aug 2026
First round: technical interview. The interviewer was based in China. The interview leaned toward backend fundamentals, databases, middleware, and web protocols, followed by one algorithm problem. Deep dive into resume projects The interviewer asked about past projects on my resume, focusing on project architecture, the reasons for technical choices, and implementation details from the business l…
- BAE Systems Software Engineer Interview Experience: embedded C/C++ and hardware integrationBAE Systems · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Aug 2026
After a quick application stage, I had a recruiter-style conversation and then a screen that combined behavioral prompts with technical questions. There were about six behavioral questions and fewer technical ones. The atmosphere stayed standard rather than confrontational, and the in-person part took place at Salmesbury. The technical discussion focused on day-to-day embedded and low-level softw…
- Bain & Business Analyst Interview Experience: partner-led case studiesBain & · Business Analyst · Aug 2026
The first round mixed a market-sizing case with behavioral questions. The process itself was straightforward in structure and pacing, with multiple interviews in each round and interviewers who kept things moving. In the second round, I completed two more case studies with partner-level interviewers. The partner interviews were much more interviewer-led in a different way. They gave me less struc…
