Canva Software Engineer interview experience

The later stages were dense: several rounds mixed coding and behavioral components, and the pace was such that everything felt like it had to land quickly.

Even though I managed to answer everything during the interviews, I still wasn’t accepted. The reason that came back was that some parts took longer than expected, which was frustrating because the questions themselves had been solvable, but the timing window seemed unforgiving.

Across the experience, what stood out was the feel of how interviews were run—some rounds seemed to evaluate not just whether I could solve the problem, but how