RBC Software Engineer interview experience

I only had two interviews total. The first one centered on building a small end-to-end feature in Java and Angular, so the emphasis was on connecting the frontend and backend pieces instead of just discussing concepts. The next step was a system design interview where I talked through past work and how I’d optimize or improve it.

Both rounds were straightforward in terms of format—no long multi-stage gauntlet—and that made it feel efficient. The difficulty felt average overall, but the system design conversation required me to be more thoughtful about tradeoffs and improvements rather than