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BlackBerry Software Engineer interview experience

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Waterloo, ONPosted Nov 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I came in through an internal path after working as a co-op with BlackBerry, and once I applied for the full-time role through the internal site, the hiring manager reached out for a face-to-face interview.

I remember the process feeling efficient and structured: the manager interviewed me first, and then two other developers from his team took turns interviewing me.

The full interview experience lasted about two hours. The conversations felt smooth overall, and I got the sense they were looking for alignment with the team as much as pure technical fit. It didn’t feel adversarial; the environment was positive, and the interviewers seemed like key contributors rather than blockers.

After a few days, I received the offer. What I appreciated most was how natural the interview felt—less like a

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