Red Hat·Software Engineer

Red Hat Software Engineer interview experience

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Raleigh, NCPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the recruiter stage, I went into a sequence that felt very centered on the OpenShift team and how I’d work day to day.

I had interviews with a hiring manager and then additional engineers, with the technical parts focusing more on my experience than on classic LeetCode-style coding. The conversations were resume-forward and aimed at understanding how I’d connect my background to the role.

The scenario-style questions showed up alongside technical discussion, and the topics stayed grounded in cloud migration and practical engineering. I talked about Python, Shell, and Linux, and the interviewers also probed for how I’d approach scenario-based problems. AI and resume-related discussion were also part of the

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