GlobalFoundries Software Engineer interview experience

What surprised me was how much it felt like an actual conversation instead of a rigid interview structure, even though I still had to answer the usual interview questions.

Across the rounds, the format stayed approachable—questioning that was grounded in my experience and how I would fit into the role. The HR and manager steps set the context, and the engineering team discussion was where that context got tied back to the work itself. Overall, the journey didn’t feel adversarial; it felt like they were trying to understand me as I talked, and I appreciated that I could think out loud while