Lumen Software Engineer interview experience

I ended up doing multiple rounds with different people, and even though the atmosphere was civil, it was hard not to feel like there were too many steps to reach a decision. One of the later interviews was a panel setup with several interviewers, and it was very structured around behavioral prompts.

In that panel format, they basically worked through typical STAR-style questions and leaned heavily on asking me to walk through past situations, tasks, actions, and results. I remember them sounding well-prepared and not really offering much about themselves, which made the whole thing feel more