Motive Software Engineer interview experience

For me, that first hurdle was unexpectedly tough, and it genuinely felt harder than what I’d assumed from the way it was described. After the assessment, an HR round followed, and then I had a technical interview where I felt more confident in how I approached the problems.

Later, the remaining rounds were still very structured: I ended up doing several 1-hour technical segments along with a system design round, plus a real-world style challenge and a Topgrading/behavioral-style round. The manager and deeper behavioral discussions came after the technical work, and the final decision came