Costar Group Software Engineer interview experience

The interviewer asked about the skills listed on the job posting and had me rate my proficiency on a scale from one to five for each.

It was a pretty normal phone-screen style conversation, and it didn’t feel like a trap or anything highly technical. Most of my time was spent clarifying how strong I felt across the listed skills, and I stayed focused on keeping my answers consistent with my actual experience. The overall difficulty was average, but it felt manageable because the structure was straightforward.

I left the call feeling like I’d communicated clearly what I knew and how I