Phenom·Software Engineer

Phenom Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

HyderābādPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up in a hackathon-style hiring flow, and it was honestly stressful more than it was fun.

The event was supposed to start earlier, but it ran late, leaving a large group of us waiting around before we even got started. Once I was in, the process was chaotic: the focus shifted frequently as managers, HR, engineers, and TAs kept dropping into the room with new requirements and interruptions.

For the work itself, I had to solve a bug-hunt-style set of prompts without relying on the internet. After that, I moved into a system design problem where I had to produce a full design and also implement code for key components. AI tools were allowed, and that was one of the few things that

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