Compass·Software Engineer

Compass Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Negative

New DelhiPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process stretched through a long set of rounds, including a Karat step, and by the time I expected things to converge, I got a surprising pivot.

They told me they couldn’t offer the band I had interviewed for and downleveled me instead.

After that change, HR said they had committed to some other total compensation plan, and the final offer ended up being significantly lower than what I was told during earlier stages. The whole situation left me with the feeling that the company’s decision-making shifted based on how they judged my profile, and once they knew I wasn’t coming from the specific high-status background they seemed to value, it turned into a lowball.

I didn’t get the offer I originally thought I was interviewing for. My

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