BBD·Software Engineer

BD Software Engineer interview experience

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San Diego, CAPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty structured technical arc that started with resume-driven conversation and then turned into coding.

The panel-style setup surprised me, because I expected two interviewers but ended up facing a group of three engineers. We started with behavioral-style questions about how I’d fit the role and then shifted into explaining what I was doing as the technical part took over.

There wasn’t much room for small talk once the live coding began. In my case, the coding segment took a big chunk of the time and was paired with questions about the role, so it wasn’t just “write code and move on.” Even when the technical bar felt approachable, it still required me to think on my feet and talk through

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