Aptean Software Engineer interview experience

The technical round itself felt fairly simple, with a code task that was based on string manipulation. In the final interview, I was asked to explain the code and suggest improvements, and then I faced a handful of database-related questions that required remembering SQL queries.

What stood out most was the lack of closure. They told me the results would come after they discussed my performance with the panel, but they ended up not hiring anyone at all, and I didn’t get the position. Even though the interviews themselves were manageable, the process ended with me feeling stuck—like my effort