Bolt·Software Engineer

Bolt Software Engineer interview experience

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EstoniaPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After an HR chat that felt friendly, I moved into technical interviews and the vibe shifted fast.

One interviewer asked me to explain the difference between HTTP and HTTPS, and it honestly felt like a very dated “gotcha” for a company at Bolt’s scale. The person I met in that round came across like a machine—no real engagement or emotion—just perfectly delivered answers to questions and not much back-and-forth.

Later, the Estonia-based interviews I had overall went better, but the API design round with an interviewer from Poland ended up being the worst experience I’d ever had. The pattern that stuck with me wasn’t just the content of the questions—it was the overall feel of the

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