Petrofac Software Engineer interview experience

I was asked about pipelines and especially subsea pipelines, and it didn’t feel like a typical interview conversation—it felt more like an exam. The whole way it was delivered made the experience uncomfortable, even though I could see they were measuring depth.

The uncomfortable part was the intensity: it kept testing specific technical understanding rather than letting me build answers gradually. I ended up not receiving an offer.

I left with the sense that I was evaluated on a level that felt higher than what I expected for a graduate process, and that mismatch made the whole thing harder