Anthropic Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience — Rejected After the HR Motivation Question

Anthropic·Software Engineer·Apr 2026
HR ScreenSenior+Rejectedmedium

My process ended at the HR interview before I reached any technical interview.

The recruiter asked why I wanted to choose Anthropic. After I answered, the recruiter's expression looked noncommittal. Sure enough, I received a rejection a few days later.

I have ten years of experience and was interviewing for a technical role, so I was really frustrated that a poor answer to "Why Anthropic?" was enough to reject me. Has anyone else had the same experience?

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Interview at a glance

Company
Anthropic
Role
Software Engineer
Level
Senior+
Rounds
HR Screen
Outcome
Rejected
Difficulty
medium
Interview date
Apr 2026
Questions from this interview
1 question

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