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AndurilSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Anduril Software Engineer interview: cantilever beam questions and a nontechnical thermal screen

The recruiter screens were brief and mostly light. Technical questions did appear, but not consistently. In a screen about mechanical design, I got basic cantilever-beam questions. A separate thermal recruiter screen had no technical questions at all, which made the experience feel somewhat inconsistent from interviewer to interviewer. I did not get an offer from this stage. It felt comparatively…

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& General IntuitionSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at & General Intuition

I went from an HR conversation into a LeetCode-style debugging exercise through an external recruiter. After I passed it, I spoke with HR again before a problem-solving-heavy onsite. The onsite included a customer-facing problem, two coding challenges, and a final leads chat about culture, motivation, how I think, and the role I wanted to grow into. I was constantly on, and the customer discussio…

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Abercrombie & FitchAccount Executive
Reported Jul 2026

Account Executive interview at Abercrombie & Fitch: timed one-way video

I completed a prerecorded one-way video interview. Once I submitted each response, I could not change it or replay what I had sent. The format was timed: I had a short preparation period and then a longer speaking window. Some versions gave around two minutes to answer, while others were tighter, with only seconds to respond. The prompts covered my motivation, why I wanted the brand, fashion pref…

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Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories: in-person multi-part day

The process had three main stages. I started with a phone screen, then had a technical interview on Zoom, followed by an in-person day with several components rather than a single technical conversation. That in-person sequence included a security interview, a presentation, another technical interview, and a management interview. Moving among coding-style thinking, presentation, and people- and l…

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GlobalFoundriesSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at GlobalFoundries: supervisor to HR

The process began with people closest to the role and finished with HR. I spoke separately with a supervisor and a manager. Their questions drew on my experience and knowledge, with behavioral material mixed in, and seemed aimed at understanding how I would think and operate from what I had done before. Later, an assessment-style Q&A tested critical thinking and problem solving rather than memori…

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ADCI - KarnatakaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at ADCI - Karnataka: DSA and Leadership Principles

I had one direct interview round with two LeetCode-based DSA questions. One was an array problem in the style of classic book allocation; the other combined math and arrays. I needed to show sound fundamentals and a clear implementation. Amazon Leadership Principles were not an afterthought. They were woven into how I explained decisions, tradeoffs, and reasoning. The conversation was technical,…

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ADCI - KarnatakaSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at ADCI - Karnataka: DSA and AI-assisted coding

There were four stages in total, but I did not clear the first. It contained two questions: a DSA problem and an AI-assisted, repository-based coding task. I produced a solution for the DSA question but struggled with edge cases, then ran out of time before I could debug and iterate properly. The second task differed from a standalone LeetCode question because it used a codebase and a limited ass…

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Honeywell TechnologiesSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Honeywell Technologies: low-level design

The first round began with a low-level-design prompt. I had to design a system, then the conversation moved into object-oriented programming and C++ questions. Nothing about the topics was wildly surprising, and the interview itself felt okay. I did not hear back afterward, though, and because the process did not continue, I assumed I had been rejected. Looking back, the expectations seemed clear…

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Jio PlatformsSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Jio Platforms: broad fundamentals

A single technical discussion covered a broad set of fundamentals. I began with an easy DSA problem, then moved through core CS topics. C++ questions included dangling pointers and memory management; SQL covered basic queries; and the last section went deep into JavaScript hoisting, the event loop, callbacks, promises, and asynchronous execution. The difficulty was average. My impression was that…

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McKinsey &Consultant
Reported Jul 2026

Consultant interview at McKinsey &: six-month case process

My process lasted about six months, beginning with LinkedIn outreach and ending in rejection. The sequence was a game assessment, two interviews with engagement managers, and a final round of three partner interviews. I reached the end feeling confident, but was eliminated in the first interview of that final group after a simple math error. My result differed from the expected one, which led me…

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J.P. MorganFinancial Analyst
Reported Jul 2026

Financial Analyst interview at J.P. Morgan: timed HireVue

After I applied, the first screen was a timed one-way HireVue. I recorded responses to behavioral prompts, with little or no technical content in the versions I saw discussed. Preparation was short and answers were constrained. In my format I had about 90 seconds to respond, while each question could allow roughly two minutes, and there was an option to retry. I preferred to submit a clean first…

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Josh TechnologySoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Josh Technology: three online assessments

My whole process stayed remote because I only reached the online rounds. There were three online assessments, each with medium DSA material. The questions used trees and linked lists, plus one string question. Although the listed difficulty was medium, the OA stage was the hardest part of the process for me. I did not receive an offer and did not advance beyond those online rounds. Location: Gurg…

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Josh TechnologySoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Josh Technology: campus DSA sequence

Campus hiring began with three rounds. The first tested OOP and logical reasoning; the second combined aptitude with two DSA problems; the third was entirely DSA with three problems. After I cleared them, I entered an onsite-style sequence of about five technical interviews focused on DSA, problem solving, core CS, and my projects. There was then an in-office follow-up with an online assessment c…

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MaerskSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Maersk: frontend machine coding

I had a frontend-focused process with two technical rounds and a hiring-manager-style discussion. The early technical work covered practical JavaScript and frontend tooling, including core JavaScript, asynchronous behavior, TypeScript, and Vue 3. It was easy to medium in tone and was about writing and reasoning through frontend code rather than theory alone. The second round became a machine-codi…

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LinkedInProduct Manager
Reported Jul 2026

Product Manager interview at LinkedIn: compressed virtual loop

My virtual loop had five rounds with senior-director or director-level product people. Each was about 30 minutes, so the pace felt rushed and there was a lot to get through quickly. Most of the conversations were behavioral, followed by two product questions that served as a quick sense check. People were engaged, but the format left little room to explore nuance. I had expected more time to show…

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LinkedInAccount Executive
Reported Jul 2026

Account Executive interview at LinkedIn: elevator-pitch finale

After recruiter contact, I had three interviews with HR and several team members, including an Account Executive and a manager. The early conversations were casual and conversational, while the second round became a more direct Q&A. For the final stage, I had to give an elevator pitch and present. It seemed designed to test whether I could organize a message and communicate it clearly in the mome…

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Keyrus FranceBusiness Intelligence Analyst
Reported Jul 2026

Business Intelligence Analyst interview at Keyrus France: Power BI mismatch

I expected a role centered on senior Power BI development, but that expectation shifted quickly. After an HR introductory call, I completed a Power BI technical assessment. It included Azure and ETL/ELT, yet I came away thinking they were seeking a narrow, highly specific background in other technical areas. Those extra knockout requirements had not been emphasized in the screen or clearly reflec…

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Lowe's Home ImprovementAccount Executive
Reported Jul 2026

Account Executive interview at Lowe's Home Improvement: preferred-candidate impression

From the start, I felt as if I was going through motions. The manager and assistant manager were casual with one another, as though they already had an internal or preferred person in mind. A part-time posting remained online after my interview, which reinforced my impression that they were collecting interviews rather than openly comparing candidates. I did not receive an offer and felt I had ne…

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Prime VideoSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Software Engineer interview at Prime Video: three coding rounds

The process was predictable: three medium LeetCode coding rounds, then system design and a cultural-fit conversation. The interviewers were pleasant, and the atmosphere did not feel adversarial. Still, I saw the format as dated. I kept questioning the use of LeetCode tasks as a proxy for real engineering ability and whether the culture-fit conversation added something meaningful to the coding sig…

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PalantirForward-Deployed Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Forward-Deployed Engineer interview at Palantir: collaborative debugging

After I applied, a recruiter reached out and the process moved quickly into a technical conversation. I expected the recruiter to conduct the early screen, but an engineer joined instead. The exchange felt collaborative: I could ask questions, explain my thinking, and offer different approaches. The technical work was mostly coding and problem solving. One session was a straightforward LeetCode-l…

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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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