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Canonical Software Engineer interview experience

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Irvine, CAPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying, I ended up in a long, written-heavy path that felt designed to identify people who really like putting effort into text.

I remember being asked to complete an online set of tests that started with something LeetCode-style, and then moved into additional logic-style puzzles where the focus was more on reasoning than memorizing. Overall, it felt like the process was less about a single interview and more about filtering through multiple rounds of assessment.

What surprised me was how quickly it began to feel convoluted—there were enough steps that it started to feel like I was being pushed through gates instead of evaluated in a single clear arc. Even though I was able to work through the technical parts, the

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