Costar Group·Software Engineer

Costar Group Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

San Diego, CAPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly defined sequence, starting with a recruiter phone screen and then a 60-minute virtual conversation with the hiring manager.

That call was conversational but still included technical questions tied to my background and experience.

After that, my process didn’t just stop—it shifted into the more formal stages. I was told to expect pair programming with senior engineers, then a longer onsite day that included multiple segments: a hiring manager portion around an hour, a longer architecture-style interview with whiteboarding and technical questions, and then another meeting with a VP.

In the end, I didn’t make it past the hiring manager stage. I waited about two weeks after the second interview, still hadn’t heard

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