Panasonic Software Engineer interview experience

I went through an HR-style screening and then into additional panels where the questions were mostly technical, but there was always a parallel thread about understanding how a Japanese company operates.

What stood out was that they cared about whether I could commit to the irregular working hours and the expectations that came with the culture. The conversations also stayed short and direct, with some emphasis on personal information and evaluating attitude more than pure knowledge. There wasn’t much emphasis on testing deep technical breadth during that portion; instead, it felt like they