Phenom Software Engineer interview experience

The questions, though, were more demanding than I expected. I got pulled into discussion around my past experience, but the way they probed it made it clear they wanted more than just surface-level familiarity.

In my final assessment, the feedback turned on system design fit, and that surprised me. I didn’t feel like the reason was strongly aligned with what I’d demonstrated during the conversation; it landed as something made up rather than a transparent evaluation criterion. I left frustrated because the process itself felt like it was going well—then the decision pivoted late. Ultimately,