Benchling Software Engineer interview experience

Communication was consistently responsive and positive through the early stages, so I felt like I had a real shot.

Then the reference step changed everything. Once references were checked, I was dropped, and when I asked for context about why, I got no real explanation—just silence. The shock wasn’t just the rejection; it was how abrupt and unprofessional the turnaround felt compared to how smoothly everything went beforehand.

I didn’t receive an offer, and honestly the contrast lingered. The process felt promising until the moment they decided, and that final part left a really negative