Duke Energy Software Engineer interview experience

The early questions were heavily behavioral, shaped around situations that could feel uncomfortable, and they pushed me to think through what I did and why. I remember feeling like they were looking for how I handled pressure and the logic behind my choices.

After the behavioral portion, the conversation moved into technical material tied to NERC and transmission protection circuitry. That part surprised me because it wasn’t just generic engineering talk; it felt role-specific, like the kind of knowledge you’d only really be fluent in if you’d worked in similar power-company protection