General Motors (GM) Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

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Mountain View, CAPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with an OA and then got pulled into three rounds that felt more intense than the “average” bar.

The coding side covered practical algorithm-style work and LeetCode-style problems, and the first coding round felt manageable if I understood how to use different libraries—but it still required real attention to details.

After that came a behavioral interview with a hiring manager, and the whole round structure was clearly trying to test both technical thinking and how I talk through decisions. The process made it clear I had to be very ready to explain my reasoning, not just give an answer.

I didn’t receive an offer. What I found hardest to shake was the feeling that the hiring manager

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