ABC Software Engineer interview experience

I spoke with them across the usual rounds, and I was able to answer the questions clearly while picking up useful context about the company’s expectations.

Even so, I didn’t get selected for reasons that had nothing to do with me struggling with questions. One gap was domain fit—what they wanted leaned toward networking, while my background was more focused on programming. In another part of the experience, I felt that the culture wasn’t a match for me, and I ended up declining an offer.

So the overall feeling was good and respectful throughout, but the final result came down to alignment.