Fractal·Software Engineer

Fractal Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Negative

MumbaiPosted Oct 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interviews started with a recruiter-driven conversation, and the process moved through rounds as expected, including HR involvement after I had already spoken to the technical side.

What stuck with me wasn’t the technical work—it was the experience around compensation discussion and how messaging changed across HR conversations.

As the rounds continued, my expectations and numbers were brought up again, and the HR communication felt inconsistent with what I’d been told earlier. Even after I thought I’d aligned on a number, it later turned into an “approval” issue, and the offer didn’t materialize when I expected. The timing became awkward because I was already getting onboarding-style emails while the decision was still unresolved.

In the end, I didn’t end up accepting

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