Silicon Valley Bank Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted May 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had an awkward interview experience where multiple recruiters kept reaching out claiming there were openings that matched my skills.

When I finally followed up with one recruiter and got an interview scheduled, it quickly became clear the interviewer wasn’t really interested in what I knew.

The conversation turned into a focus on the interviewer’s very specialized area of expertise, even though it felt like my background was broad and actually aligned with what they’d said they were looking for. Before I could really correct the mismatch, it became obvious I was being evaluated for a role that didn’t fit my interests or qualifications in a meaningful way. I tried to make the disconnect clear, but the structure of the

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