CCoursera·Software Engineer

Coursera Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

CanadaPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I was pulled into the process through a recruiter at a career fair, and the early steps moved through recruiter calls into technical screening and then a virtual onsite.

That onsite ended up being a full mix: coding and behavioral components, plus code review and a design-style deep dive, and even time with the recruiter near the end.

The part that stood out most was how disorganized it felt throughout. I didn’t feel like I was getting important context early, and I even didn’t know what team I was interviewing for until after the interview. Communication seemed broken, and I kept noticing delays and gaps—like I wasn’t being respected for my time. I tried postponing one of the interviews because replies to my emails weren’t coming, and the overall pace made

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