Petrofac Software Engineer interview experience

I was thrown into a round-table style set of “firing line” questions without much context or explanation, which made it hard to understand what standard they wanted me to meet. Instead of a collaborative dialogue, it felt like each answer was instantly challenged.

The questions themselves were tied to what the company was dealing with financially and in terms of performance, and the whole experience gave me the sense they expected candidates to already be up to speed on those issues. Honestly, I found it uncomfortable because there wasn’t a sense of teamwork or shared understanding—just