Costar Group·Software Engineer

Costar Group Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Aug 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My journey started with a recruiter call where the conversation quickly turned practical: I was asked about my salary expectations, and I made it clear what my minimum was.

The recruiter said they’d checked with the hiring director and could meet my level. After that, I had a 30-minute video call with the hiring manager—mostly resume and tech stack familiarity questions—and it was personable and knowledgeable.

Then I went into a more intense in-office stage: a round of three in-person interviews at their office. The technical team came across excited to talk to me, and I felt genuinely welcomed. What ruined the feeling for me was the impression of management—during the later parts of the process I got strong micro-management vibes from someone who seemed to

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