Plaid Software Engineer interview experience

The process had one frustrating twist: the original role I interviewed for had closed while I was in progress. After that, the recruiter kept working on matching me to other teams, with follow-ups about every one to two weeks.

That extended period of waiting turned into a slow loop—checking for suitable roles, not quite finding the right fit, and then repeating the cycle. I didn’t get a clean “no” quickly; instead, it felt like I was kept in limbo while they tried to place me elsewhere.

I stayed hopeful because I’d already passed the hiring committee, but the lack of an open slot meant the