global consulting firm Software Engineer interview experience

Most of the conversations were a mix of resume review and technical questioning. I hit LeetCode medium-to-hard style problems across the interviews, and one interview leaned mathematical with an optimization focus.

The final round was with the manager, where the questions were more general—centered on my engineering experience and how I’d approach work. It was difficult overall because they asked across coding, math/optimization, and broader experience. I didn’t receive an offer, and I felt like the process was trying to validate both breadth and depth rather than only one strong technical