Leidos·Software Engineer

Leidos Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Mar 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with recruiter intake—an email questionnaire about the job and salary expectations—followed by a call the same day to go over it.

The recruiter was very direct about compensation, and the focus quickly turned to how my salary requirement matched their range.

When I moved forward to the next step with the hiring manager, that became the deciding factor. I was told I wouldn’t be moving ahead because of the salary I proposed, and it felt disappointing because the role posting range didn’t seem to align with how restrictive the recruiter’s stated number was. I appreciated the transparency, but the experience still felt like the decision was made before my impact or career direction really had a chance to matter. I ended up

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