NOV Software Engineer interview experience

The first was short—about 15 minutes—and it felt broad and generalized. The second call lasted around 35 minutes and went deeper into more specialized questions, so it felt like they were tightening the focus from “who are you” into “how do you think about the work.”

After those calls, the next step leaned more into soft skills and interpersonal fit. I had a phone call with technical departments first to assess my technical capabilities, and then I met the company in Portugal in a much more informal setting meant to gauge how I carried myself and how I interacted. I remember feeling at ease,