Hive (CA)·Software Engineer

Hive (CA) Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Before I even interviewed, I spent time researching the company and looking up some of the employees’ professional histories.

That research was honestly a turn off: it painted a picture of a high-stress, high-pressure environment with a lot of expectations and little reward.

During interviews, I kept trying to get details about the role—things like duties, workload, and the culture—but the answers I got felt vague and unsatisfying. I couldn’t see myself doing that job in that environment, and I ended up declining.

Even though I didn’t take the job, I eventually ended up with an offer elsewhere that felt like a better fit. Reflecting on it, the biggest issue wasn’t the coding or interview format—it was that I never

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