Optum·Software Engineer

Optum Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Washington, DCPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a fairly standard loop: a technical round that included system design and leetcode-style questions, followed by HR follow-ups.

The technical part didn’t feel extremely difficult, but the experience was disappointing in how much attention the interviewer gave it.

During one of the conversations, the interviewer seemed busy with other things and even left early, which made it feel like the session wasn’t fully respected. That threw off my momentum and made the evaluation feel less thoughtful than I expected.

I didn’t end up with an offer. My reflection was that the format could have been fine, but the way the interview was handled made it hard to trust the process.

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