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ADCI - KarnatakaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

ADCI - Karnataka Software Engineer assessment: DSA and AI debugging

The online assessment was the main part of my process. It had four pieces: a medium-to-hard DSA problem, a work-simulation task involving a website bug that I had to solve with AI, and two behavioral sections. The simulation changed the feel of the assessment. It was not only about writing correct code. I had to work out what the system was doing and use AI as part of the debugging process. The b…

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Accenture in IndiaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Accenture in India Software Engineer interview: improving an existing app

The process felt very smooth. After the initial steps, I was given an assignment to choose an existing app or web application and improve it. I had to find fixes, strengthen the code, and make sure the work could be tested properly. It was not just a build-from-scratch exercise. The assignment was about taking a real project, improving it, and covering the testing side, which made the process fee…

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WorleySoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Worley Software Engineer interview: standard questions, poor delivery

The interview itself was fairly standard. It leaned on behavioral questions about what motivated me to join and how well I understood the company. I would rate the difficulty around average, but the logistics changed the tone. The interviewer arrived late. Once we started, the questions were delivered so mechanically that it never became a natural back-and-forth. That made it harder to connect th…

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Teledyne TechnologiesSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Teledyne Technologies Software Engineer interview: C++ and SLAM questions

I started with an HR round of about 15 minutes. Soon after, I had a technical interview with a technical leader, focused on C++ coding and problem-solving around vision. The technical discussion covered SLAM, including bundle adjustment, filtering, and state estimation. It felt like they wanted to know whether I could connect the parts of a pipeline, not just answer isolated trivia. The content m…

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MBDASoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

MBDA Software Engineer interview: several-hour assessment centre process

I went through a full assessment-centre process that took several hours. It began with an icebreaker in a small group of applicants, which set a calmer tone. From there I had a personal interview with one person and later a group task. The assessment included looking at a partnership proposal for a new collaboration. They wanted to see how we thought through the situation together. There was also…

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Accenture in IndiaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Accenture in India Software Engineer interview: Java, Spring Boot, and projects

The process felt smooth and moderately difficult. After an online coding assessment, I moved into a combined technical and HR interview. The technical discussion covered Core Java, Spring Boot, SQL, JavaScript, React, Git, and SDLC. I also walked through the projects on my resume in detail rather than just listing bullet points. In those same conversations, I got a few HR questions and scenario-s…

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TSMCSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

TSMC Software Engineer interview: a short ML and semiconductor screen

My interview was mostly behavioral, with technical questions mixed in. They were particularly interested in ML and any semiconductor experience I had, so I had to connect my background to those areas. What surprised me was how short it was for the time booked: about 30 minutes. Even in that brief window, both a team manager and a director attended and asked questions. That raised the stakes becau…

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Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Software Engineer interview: C and C++ pressure

The interview felt like it went well overall, though there were a couple of genuinely tricky moments that made it sharper than a typical screen. In the behavioral portion, a few questions did not come as easily as I wanted, even though I think I handled most of them. Most of the technical questions came back to coding concepts and problem-solving, with C and C++ as the language focus. That mix of…

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Stefanini BrasilSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Stefanini Brasil Software Engineer interview: client architecture discussion

I began with an alignment conversation with HR, then interviewed with technical leadership. After that, I was introduced to a client. The role would be in a financial context, so the conversation stayed close to the kinds of decisions and architecture I had worked on before. The technical part was light but still required clear explanations. I was asked about choices I had made in an earlier hack…

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SogetiConsultant
Reported Jul 2026

Sogeti Consultant interview: coaching calls and an impersonal panel

After I applied, the recruiter contacted me quickly and sounded genuinely excited, almost surprised that no one had hired me already. We covered my MSP background and my mail-migration work, including how I ran projects from kickoff through implementation and the post-implementation survey. A week later I followed up because nothing had arrived, and soon after that a panel interview was scheduled…

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StoneData Analyst
Reported Jul 2026

Stone Data Analyst interview: approved, then left waiting for months

I had a very quick conversation with HR, then was told I had passed and should wait for the position to open. The offer seemed clear and matched the job description. The interview itself was objective and respectful, with questions that fit the role, and the timeline was within what they had indicated. I felt calm about it. What knocked the wind out of me was everything after that. I had supposed…

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SpacexQA Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Spacex QA Engineer interview: recruiter support and onsite feedback

After a recruiter call, I went through a series of phone interviews that felt more structured than anything I had done before. There was another round with an engineer, followed by a hiring-manager call that ran about half an hour longer than I expected. That conversation stayed pretty chill, though they kept asking me to connect my background to their work. Soon after that, I was invited onsite…

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SpacexSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Spacex Software Engineer interview: a surprise half-day panel

I started with HR, then met a hiring manager and a technical team member before what was described as an onsite. By the time I reached the panel, the process had grown into a full half-day onsite interview. What caught me off guard was the framing. It had been sold as a simple, quick chat, but it was really a technical interview. After I answered, they pushed back with follow-up questions that se…

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ShopeeData Analyst
Reported Jul 2026

Shopee Data Analyst Interview Experience: Timed logic and SQL assessment

After an initial HR conversation, I received instructions and completed online assessments. The logic section used GMAT-style questions under time limits, followed by a SQL test. The process was direct and assessed precision under time pressure and consistency of my answers. Later interviews with users or the business area moved away from the exam format and toward fit with the day-to-day work. I…

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VirtusaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Virtusa Software Engineer Interview Experience: Detailed JavaScript and React round

My virtual first round split heavily between frontend JavaScript theory and hands-on JavaScript coding. On React, I discussed the virtual DOM, why useMemo and useCallback matter, when react.memo helps, context API, Redux-style flow, and the difference between useRef and useState. For JavaScript, I wrote and explained the pattern 9 8 7 4 5 6 1 2 3, described as a snake-and-ladder-style pattern. I…

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Transport for LondonProject Manager
Reported Jul 2026

Transport for London Project Manager Interview Experience: No closure after two stages

The TfL process was a short two-stage setup that did not feel very structured. The interviewers were pleasant, but I had little room for meaningful back-and-forth or to show how I worked. I had prepared one scenario in a more experience-led format, but the questions arrived differently than expected. Another round was rushed and constrained, too brief to ask much. About a month after the intervie…

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Super Micro ComputerSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Super Micro Computer Software Engineer Interview Experience: Repository debugging home test

Before the live loop, I had a two-part home test. A HackerRank/LeetCode-style prompt took about 40 minutes, then I debugged a full-stack app repository where one API call did not work as expected. I had to trace the problem and fix it until all tests passed. It felt more like real engineering than a clean algorithm exercise, with repeated context switching among reading code, reproducing the fail…

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VisaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Visa Software Engineer Interview Experience: Abrupt and disengaged technical round

The technical round was scheduled for 60 minutes and was meant to cover coding plus low-level design, but it ended after about 30 minutes. The interviewer never turned on the camera. When I tried to explain my approach before coding, they told me to start coding and shut down even small attempts to align or ask clarifying questions. There were long silences around a single coding prompt, and the…

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Upstart NetworkData Scientist
Reported Jul 2026

Upstart Network Data Scientist Interview Experience: Stats-heavy manager round

After a straightforward recruiter screen, I was told the hiring-manager conversation would last about forty-five minutes and end with one A/B-testing question. Instead, it became mostly deep theoretical statistics, delivered very quickly with little clarification when I was unsure or interpreted something differently. Earlier questions also had a statistics-first tone rather than ordinary resume…

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UpstartData Scientist
Reported Jul 2026

Upstart Data Scientist interview: fast-paced statistics and probability questions

After the recruiter screen, I was told the hiring-manager interview would be a straightforward conversation with one technical question at the end. Instead, brief introductions led into deep theoretical statistics and difficult mental math. The interviewer moved extremely fast. When I was unsure or interpreted something differently, I didn't feel I received enough clarification to get back on tra…

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What are interview experiences?

An interview experience is a candidate's own account of a hiring loop — not a question bank entry. It tells you the shape of the process: how many rounds there were, what each round actually tested, how long the gaps between them ran, and what the recruiter said at the end. That context is the part a question list cannot give you.

How to read them

Weight recent write-ups more heavily — interview loops change, often within a year. Read several for the same company and role rather than one: a single account tells you what one interviewer asked, while five tell you what the bar is. Note the outcome badge too, since a rejection write-up usually explains the gap far more precisely than an offer one.

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