ABC·Software Engineer

ABC Software Engineer interview experience

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Dublin, CAPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a tough backend-focused process that hit pretty hard on required depth.

They basically expected me to bring everything at once, and the topics weren’t light—Kafka, Docker, Spring Boot, AWS, and microservices all came up, with an overall expectation that I had the kind of knowledge you build only after a couple of years.

The journey had four rounds. Two of them were technical, then a technomanagerial round, and finally a managerial round. Even though the earlier technical parts already felt demanding, the later rounds still pushed on how I’d think and communicate at a higher level, not just whether I could solve a problem.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. What

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