General Motors (GM) Software Engineer interview experience

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Dublin, DublinPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role at General Motors of Canada, and the process felt mostly behavioral with some light technical probing over a few weeks to a couple months.

Recruiter screen / housekeeping — I started with a short recruiter-style chat to cover my background and motivations.
Panel interview (behavior-first) — I joined a video or panel session and answered multiple STAR-based questions about past experiences, teamwork, conflict resolution, and problem-solving.
Technical mini-checks (light) — I was asked smaller technical prompts, like walking through how I would code something or a simple CS/theory check (and in one case a basic string/Android architecture topic).
Optional single technical prompt — In some variations, I had

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