CCheckout·Software Engineer

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London, EnglandPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through HR and then technical interviews that included a take-home assessment based on their payment gateway API.

The instructions emphasized not over-engineering and to meet the requirements, which is exactly how I approached it.

During the interview, I walked through my design choices and the ideas I had for improvements like health checks and enhanced logging. The interviewers said those directions made sense, but I was rejected anyway because they expected me to go further in those areas than I did.

Even though the team felt professional, the rejection left me thinking that the guidance about how far to extend the work beyond the written requirements wasn’t clear enough. My overall experience felt

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