Hitachi Vantara Software Engineer interview experience

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Lisbon, Lisbon DistrictPosted Oct 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey started with a whiteboard problem-solving round where engineers were watching not just for correctness, but also for the performance and quality of my algorithm choices.

The questions themselves weren’t described as “insanely hard,” but they were presented in a way that made me justify what I was doing and how I’d explain it.

The bigger challenge was the depth they wanted in the technical discussion. I remember being grilled on code and concepts in a way that pushed past surface-level answers. I had to talk through how I’d approach things, why certain decisions made sense, and whether it would compile or behave as expected. It felt heavy on understanding, not memorization.

I didn’t receive an offer, and overall it left a tough impression. Even when I could

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