Red Hat Software Engineer interview experience

I started with a hiring manager conversation that was an hour long and friendly, more about discussion than stress. Then I moved into a second round with two team members, including a tech lead and other engineers, where I talked through small code snippets and explained what each part was doing.

Even though I thought I handled the discussion well, including answering questions about the code sections, it ended without an offer. The reason I later learned was that the role went to someone internal, and it came down to some questions where they felt the other person was a better match.

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