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Optum Software Engineer interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through two technical rounds first, followed by an HR round for a senior React plus Node.js role.

The first technical rounds were fairly easy to medium based on frontend and backend, and the second technical round leaned heavily on my past projects and experience rather than brand-new problem solving.

After the technical portion, the HR conversation tied it together—mainly centered on communication and how my background translated to the role. It wasn’t the kind of process that felt adversarial; the questions landed in a way that let me tell a coherent story.

I received an offer. My honest reflection was that the biggest factor wasn’t just getting things right—it was being able to

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