Anthropic·Software Engineer

Anthropic Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The technical portion of my interview loop went fine, and most of the people I spoke with were friendly and professional.

The part that turned unpleasant came afterward: the reference check and team-matching period dragged on for more than three weeks.

Communication was thin despite my repeated emails to the recruiter, and the team-matching process felt opaque and unclear—like I was investing time without really knowing what was happening or what would happen next. In the end, I was rejected because they couldn’t find a team match.

What bothered me most was that it felt like my time and effort weren’t respected. Even though I understood the company is in high demand, the final phase left me feeling like the

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