ExxonMobil·Software Engineer

ExxonMobil Software Engineer interview experience

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Beaumont, TXPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role through a facility-connected pathway that combined behavioral prep with hands-on instrumentation/controls questioning, and it felt difficult.

Career fair → on-campus interview — I interviewed shortly after a career fair; the session leaned behavioral and was fairly laid back with two Exxon reps, with an emphasis on STAR-style answers.
Scheduling for a facility onsite (travel covered) — A later call set up an onsite at a facility, where they covered gas and hotel, and the day included both behavioral and technical segments.
Technical: control valves + open-ended critical thinking — I was asked what I knew about control valves, then got critical thinking prompts related to instrumentation and controls (including

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