Nationwide Software Engineer interview experience

It began with a phone screen where a recruiter gave me background on the role, and then I moved straight into a video interview with two hiring managers. Their questions followed a STAR-style structure, so they wanted me to walk through specific situations and what I did in response.

What surprised me was how little pure coding pressure there was across the steps. The overall experience felt intentionally low-friction—no heavy technical test, just a focus on how I thought, how I described my experiences, and whether my story matched the kind of teammate they were looking for. In the