Barracuda Networks Software Engineer interview experience

The outreach was a bit surprising because I was already employed, but I was open to other opportunities. I ended up coming on site for interviews, even though my recruiter wasn’t there.

Instead, I met two interviewers and it felt like they weren’t expecting me—there was a clear surprise from them, and that immediately put me in a bad mood. Whether it was that tension, my own performance, or both, I never got a call back afterward.

From my perspective, the lack of follow-up ended up saying enough. I wasn’t impressed with how that first impression played out, especially with the confusion