AkzoNobel Software Engineer interview experience

The questions leaned heavily toward theory instead of discussing my past projects, how I approached solutions, or the kind of practical work I’d done.

For a senior-oriented discussion, I expected them to engage with my experience and the tradeoffs behind decisions I’d made, but it didn’t come up the way I thought it would. Instead, it turned into something that felt like they were looking for conceptual answers.

It left me disappointed because my background didn’t seem to matter as much in the conversation as I hoped. I didn’t get an offer, and the whole thing felt mismatched to what I