Celestica·Software Engineer

Celestica Software Engineer interview experience

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SingaporePosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview leaned heavily on details, and it felt like the questions were designed to test whether I was really clear about what I was writing down on my resume.

There were a lot of deep-dive questions, and I had to be very deliberate about explaining my exact tasks and challenges rather than just presenting high-level claims. The pressure wasn’t only on knowing concepts—it was on demonstrating how I thought under specific conditions.

The interviewer’s style matched that theme: they cared about the way I reasoned through problems in particular circumstances, and I ended up bringing a portfolio of my projects since the role required complex solutions tied to production issues. Overall, it was a difficult conversation that required tight honesty and

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