Moody's Software Engineer interview experience

The first call basically set context—an introduction to the product and the role—and then we discussed how well my background matched what they were looking for.

After that, I had a technical interview with a developer that was more focused on fundamentals than a specific system design exercise. We talked through Python and object-oriented programming, and the whole time the interviewer stayed cordial and straightforward, encouraging me to think clearly rather than making it feel hostile.

Even though it was clearly structured into distinct stages, it never felt tense. The tone was