Eli Lilly and Company Software Engineer interview experience

It was focused on Data Structures and Algorithms, with role-specific technical questions mixed in. The DSA questions were described as similar to what you’d see on LeetCode, so I was expecting coding-style problem solving rather than just discussion.

The interview itself was fairly structured and the interviewers stayed professional throughout. Overall, it was challenging but still felt fair, and that was the main takeaway—no trickery, just a high bar on the technical portion. I didn’t end up with an offer, but the experience made it clear where the difficulty was coming from.