Condé Nast·Software Engineer

Condé Nast Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United KingdomPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first contact started as a recruiter call, then I was quickly pulled into a very technical call with the hiring manager and someone else.

I got caught off guard by how technical it became right away—I wasn’t expecting a hard technical interview on that initial step. On top of that, Zoom was unstable on their side, and it made the interaction feel even more chaotic.

As the questions kept coming, I realized I’d been ambushed in terms of format and readiness. I told the manager I wanted to withdraw and asked to end the call immediately because it wasn’t workable for me with both the misalignment and the technical issues. It ended the process fast, and the whole experience left me feeling that the initial call should have been

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