OpenTable·Software Engineer

OpenTable Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

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Toronto, ONPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process thinking it would be one kind of interview, but I never got clarity on what the format actually was.

I ended up assuming it would be a screening or behavioral conversation, only to discover it was a technical coding interview. That mismatch made the experience feel oddly stressful before I even started.

Then the technical and HR coordination didn’t feel smooth either. There was a sense that the product or HR contact wasn’t fully prepared to speak to the team or answer basic questions about what it was like to work there. The outcome followed quickly after that—there was a generic rejection a few weeks later with no real explanation. It didn’t feel like the process was designed to evaluate

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