CGI Software Engineer interview experience (2024)

CGI Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

CanadaPosted Sep 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My CGI Software Engineer interviews were technically moderate, but the experience depended a lot on how the interviewer engaged—sometimes it felt harsh or overly focused on trivia rather than clean logic.

Technical round with senior interviewers — A deep dive into Java/job-relevant skills, heavy emphasis on my resume and prior projects.
Additional technical questioning — More DSA and SQL-style questions came up; in one case, the interviewer’s tone felt arrogant and focused on showing off.
Focus check (coding quality) — I also felt the evaluation could be too sensitive to syntax instead of whether I could write working logic and clean code. Outcome: I didn’t move forward; the takeaway is that clear, correct logic matters, but presentation and interviewer style can heavily

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CGI Software Engineer interview experience

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