MetLife·Software Engineer

MetLife Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview process felt unusually structured from the start.

I had two main rounds: one behavioral and one technical/fit-focused. The behavioral round was conversational but still purposeful, and I had to walk through my experiences, what motivated me, and how I approached problem-solving when things weren’t obvious.

The technical/fit round felt more about how I think than about rote problem-solving. I talked through systems and tradeoffs, and the discussion leaned into real-world applications of data science and engineering concepts. Interviewers were engaged and asked questions that felt aligned with what the role expected. Overall it didn’t feel

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

MetLife Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All MetLife interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company