Carfax·Software Engineer

Carfax Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

CanadaPosted Jan 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through the typical flow: an HR call, then a screen sharing technical interview with two developers, and then a panel interview with more screen sharing coding challenges.

The coding questions were relevant, and the interviewers were professional and easy to talk to.

What ultimately surprised me was the reason I didn’t move forward. I was told it wasn’t because of my performance, but because they were really searching for a lead-level developer—even though the role was posted as something closer to senior. That mismatch made the rejection feel a bit disconnected from the work I had shown.

The process still felt respectful and clear in terms of what I was doing technically, and there were also practical logistics mentioned by HR, like the relocation assistance

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