Colgate-Palmolive Software Engineer interview experience

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PortugalPosted Feb 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience started with a written test before I ever got pulled into the interview rounds, and that immediately set a more demanding tone.

After that, I went through three rounds, and the conversations were mostly anchored in engineering fundamentals before moving into behavior-based questions. Every round felt detail-oriented, like they were probing whether I really understood the underlying concepts rather than just giving surface-level answers.

The pacing also had a “tight feedback loop” feel. After each interview, they said they’d inform me very soon about whether I’d move to the next round, so it stayed high-intensity and time-sensitive rather than dragging out for ages. By the end, it was tough going and I didn’t receive

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