Bentley Systems Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

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Negative

PortmarnockPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role with a long, difficult sequence centered on an unusually hard take-home/coding test and two technical lead interviews across roughly 2–4 weeks.

Recruiter/intro screening — a general discussion of my background and fit, lasting about 30–60 minutes.
At-home coding assessment — a 2-hour test; I was expected to solve two LeetCode-style medium/hard problems, and the questions felt custom and not straightforward.
Technical interview: lead team — a 1-hour deep technical conversation with a lead.
Technical interview: lead team (second) — another 1-hour technical interview with a different lead; overall the loop felt lengthy and challenging. Outcome: I did not move forward; the biggest blocker was failing to

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