Macquarie Group Software Engineer interview experience

I was asked to walk through my code with an emphasis on explaining my reasoning—an algorithm-style question came up, but the real focus was that my explanation matched what I was doing.

There were also system-design style questions where I had to compare approaches and spell out the tradeoffs between different solutions. On the more interpersonal side, I got questions about what I cared about doing in the role and how I handled stakeholder management.

I ended up not getting an offer, but the process felt like it was designed to measure fit for the team as much as raw problem solving. The