Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Software Engineer interview experience

From there, I moved straight into an on-site interview. The entire process felt unusually warm—everyone I met was extremely friendly, and the vibe was not adversarial.

During the technical discussions, the tone matched that friendliness. When I didn’t know something, I didn’t try to bluff. I remember explicitly saying I didn’t understand it yet, but that I was willing to learn. The fact that that came across as acceptable mattered, because it felt like they weren’t expecting me to already be a fully formed professional engineer for that role.

I didn’t receive an offer. Still, the biggest