AspenTech Software Engineer interview experience

The process started with a quick recruiter-style conversation where we kept things fairly high level and centered on fit and interest. I then had one discussion with a product owner or product manager, followed by two conversations with engineers. Overall it felt more like alignment and personality fit than deep technical stress tests.

For me, the pace stayed friendly and transparent. I remember them being upfront about budget constraints before the conversations went further, and the whole vibe made it easy to be myself instead of performing. By the time I reached the last part, I was doing