International Software Engineer interview experience

The process started with an initial conversation about my background and what I was interested in, and the phone screen itself took under an hour and stayed relaxed. I was asked about my coursework and strengths, along with broad interest in the role, and it felt like the hiring side was genuinely trying to keep the experience easy to get through.

After that, the next conversations followed a simple pattern—HR and engineering leaders asking behavior-focused questions, with a lot of emphasis on how I’d worked in real settings rather than any surprise technical rabbit holes. I eventually saw