Equinix·Software Engineer

Equinix Software Engineer interview experience

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Hard

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ItalyPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a first phone screening, I had an introductory call and then moved into a roundtable interview where I had to present in a roleplay-style mock customer scenario.

They gave me about a week to prepare, which made the process feel more like a performance than a pure technical evaluation. The overall tone was very professional and tightly managed, and I could feel that they were listening closely to how I structured my answers.

The rest of the journey stayed in that same serious rhythm: my interviewer style felt like formal HR, attentive to what I said and how I responded rather than just checking boxes. I ended up doing two interviews total—one by phone and one on video—so it didn’t drag out, but it still felt intense because of the presentation

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