Paylocity·Software Engineer

Paylocity Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Chicago, ILPosted Jul 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through three main sessions: an HR discussion, a technical call, and then an assignment.

The HR part was pretty easy—mostly background and experience—then the recruiter showed me several short code snippets spanning basic OOP, SQL, and C# concepts. My task was to talk through how I’d optimize the ideas and what trade-offs I’d consider.

The assignment was the hardest part. It was a simple project to do at home, and later I was expected to talk it through with the leads. The first two parts felt manageable, but the take-home didn’t feel like a pure test of my skills—it felt like the leads had a particular picture in mind of what they wanted to see. I also felt tense in the live

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