Guardian Life Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

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Holmdel, NJPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The journey started after I applied and it took a while before I even got the interview calls.

Eventually, I ended up going through two technical rounds and then an HR round. The main frustration was the turnaround time between steps—at points it felt like more than a week just to hear what came next.

Once I got into the actual interview sessions, the difficulty matched the “difficult” label: both technical rounds demanded more than I expected and they weren’t easy conversations. By the time I reached HR, I was already mentally drained from the pace and the uncertainty.

In the end, I didn’t receive an offer. What stuck with me most wasn’t just the questions—it was how drawn out and

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