Occidental Petroleum Software Engineer interview experience

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Houston, TXPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After talking with a recruiter, the process moved into multiple online rounds with engineering leaders, peers, and HR—spanning several weeks and feeling more like an effort to understand how I worked with people than to probe deep technical knowledge.

Most of the conversations followed a behavioral structure, often framed with STAR-style prompts. I got asked about times I’d struggled, how I handled difficult people, and how I approached personal goals and accomplishments, with a recurring emphasis on safety and being a team player. The overall vibe was friendly and fairly smooth, and the sessions I had were online with engineers and HR rotating in, including a peer interview that helped me better “see” the team and what success looked like for an individual contributor.

One thing that stood out was how little there was in the way of

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