Costar Group·Software Engineer

Costar Group Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Mar 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a sequence of conversations with multiple leaders.

First I met the chief architect for about an hour, and then I spoke with two software engineering managers. Those earlier meetings were genuinely pleasant and sparked good discussions.

The final conversation with the director of software engineering didn’t go the same way. It felt awkward and off-putting, and it was laced with profanity. He spent the first 10–15 minutes emphasizing ownership—making it clear the teams were his, that he was extremely demanding, and using phrases like “misleading nonsense” when he saw things he didn’t agree with. When I asked how he made sure team members felt

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Costar Group Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Costar Group interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company