Commonwealth Bank of Australia Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Hard

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BengaluruPosted Mar 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a difficult, multi-round Software Engineer process over about a month, ending with HR follow-up issues for me.

Technical round — I started with a technical interview.
Managerial round — I followed up with a manager-focused interview.
Bar-raiser / senior-level round — I encountered a later, tougher evaluation stage described as a bar-raiser experience.
Salary/offer negotiation discussion — I had a stage where salary expectations were discussed.
Final HR round — I wrapped with an HR conversation. Outcome: I didn’t get an offer in my case, and my main takeaway was that the process ended on a frustrating note due to poor communication afterward. (Another similar journey

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