ING Software Engineer interview experience

At first it stayed in the HR stage, and although things were “in progress,” I ended up waiting a long time, which got frustrating because there wasn’t much movement.

When I eventually reached a later interview, the experience also had a few elements that threw me off. The conversation was conducted entirely in English even though the role was in the Netherlands. One interviewer also kept smiling throughout the meeting, which made the atmosphere feel awkward for me rather than reassuring. There was also a practical problem: I was asked to share my screen without any warning, and the moment