CCoursera·Software Engineer

Coursera Software Engineer interview experience

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Toronto, ONPosted Oct 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with an initial recruiter screening, which was quick and mostly focused on getting to know me.

After that, I completed a HackerRank challenge that served as the first real technical hurdle.

Once I passed that, I moved to an interview with the team, and the whole thing was handled remotely with both email and phone coordination. What made the experience feel more serious was the amount of technical depth across the stages—by the time I was in the engineering portion, it was clear they were looking for solid algorithmic thinking rather than just a casual chat.

I ended up getting an offer. The biggest difference for me was that I could ask questions throughout the process and the

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