Sierra Nevada Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My recruiter stage went fine, but the momentum stopped quickly once it moved into the hiring-manager portion.

After a straightforward phone screen, I had a virtual conversation with the hiring manager that didn’t feel engaging at all. Instead of a two-way discussion, it felt like they asked very specific questions about my experience and then seemed uninterested in following up or getting to know what I’d bring. The vibe was basically that they already had an answer.

I also got pulled into a messy situation outside the interview content: I was interviewing for two roles at the same time, and during the process one of my recruiters left the company. Even though the people I did meet were friendly, it

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