PepsiCo Software Engineer interview experience

After an initial recruiter touchpoint, I ended up with two behavioral-style rounds that felt pretty standard—more focused on the expectations of the role and how I’d work day to day than on deep dives into anything specific I’d built before. The atmosphere was professional and polite throughout.

What stood out to me was how transparent the questioning felt. During the interviews, the questions weren’t random; they came across as being asked for justification and role-fit rather than for show. I remember answering with the goal of being clear and situation-based, and even when the process