Paylocity·Software Engineer

Paylocity Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

Schaumburg, ILPosted Oct 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first contact was with HR, and I quickly hit a wall around experience requirements.

During the conversation, the focus wasn’t just on whether I could do the work—it turned into a strict expectation that any developer they’d consider must have at least five years of professional C#/.NET experience in an enterprise setting. I didn’t see that requirement listed in the application, and when I explained I had only about a year in an enterprise context (plus C# use for my own development), the tone shifted fast.

The call became hostile and accusatory, with the recruiter essentially challenging me for not knowing an “industry standard” that wasn’t communicated upfront. The

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