Condé Nast Software Engineer interview experience

The call included the director and another person on the line, and it was immediately technical—after I was asked if I had questions, there wasn’t much behavioral discussion.

The technical part didn’t focus on coding problems or algorithms. Instead, it was about networks and how to set up environments, which was a different lane than what I expected going into an engineering screen. I found it difficult because it required a breadth of system-level understanding and practical setup knowledge rather than typical coding exercises.

I didn’t get an offer, but I did walk away with a clear