PPetrofac·Software Engineer

Petrofac Software Engineer interview experience

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MumbaiPosted Mar 2014 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying through an employee referral, I got a call from HR and we fixed an interview date.

The conversation stayed heavily grounded in my past experience, but it wasn’t only about whether I knew the right facts. The focus was on my logic and rational thinking, and there were moments where I didn’t have a specific answer—still, I explained the reasoning behind my answer, and it ended up aligning with what they expected. What surprised me was how much they cared about communication and whether I could execute under tight schedules, rather than trying to “judge” me purely on technical recall.

The interview itself felt fairly typical in length, around an hour. I also remember waiting

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