Cox Automotive Software Engineer interview experience

The first was pretty direct and focused on my resume—mostly making sure my story matched the role. The second round was coding-related, with questions that felt like they were checking whether I could actually write and reason through code.

The third round leaned into real-world, day-to-day troubleshooting and situation questions. I was asked how I’d approach fixing issues, and it also included questions about my career goals and what I’d done in the past. Difficulty felt high because it wasn’t just “do coding,” it was “explain how you think and operate when something breaks.”

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