Paylocity·Software Engineer

Paylocity Software Engineer interview experience

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Czech RepublicPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My start was normal: an internal recruiter reached out, we talked for about half an hour to align expectations, and then I had a follow-up scheduled later in the same week.

That second call was with the manager of the team being hired for plus another developer. The manager conversation went really well—good vibes and a clear sense of fit.

The next conversation with the developer felt different. The questions came across as if they were generated, and I remember being asked for very specific sets of questions; they wanted the answers in a verbatim way even when I offered factually correct responses phrased differently. After that, I did a code challenge that wasn’t conceptually complicated, but the timing was tight: I had to complete a multi-page CRUD app with

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