Costar Group Software Engineer interview experience

I did a virtual interview first, and then I went into an in-person power day with two 45-minute interviews. The day before the power day, there was also a happy hour where I could network with employees.

The overall experience felt built to introduce me to the environment, not just test me. By the time the power day started, I already had a sense of who I’d be interacting with.

In terms of difficulty, it landed around average, and the in-person portion felt structured and time-boxed. The lack of mention of a pure coding challenge in the account I had meant the focus likely leaned more