Alcoa Software Engineer interview experience

It ran about 45 minutes and I was there with two interviewers, and the conversation kept circling around how I function as a team member. They asked a lot about teamwork and how I’d contribute to a group setting—how I collaborate, communicate, and handle responsibilities.

Because it stayed behavioral, I found myself focusing on examples and how I described my role in different situations. It didn’t feel like a trap, more like they were trying to understand how I’d behave in the day-to-day dynamics of the team.

I ended up getting an offer. Looking back, the “no technical” part made it feel