Silicon Valley Bank Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Oct 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I thought my interview process was very well run overall, mainly because the recruiter kept updating me after each round.

The interview itself totaled six rounds: two technical, one panel in India, one panel in the US.

One of the technical rounds—led by a senior manager—was genuinely hands-on. I was asked to design a microservices-based architecture for a requirement. After that, there were two director rounds (US and India). Those director conversations were short, about 15 to 20 minutes each, and focused more on behavioral-style fit than deep technical depth. The final HR round handled salary discussion.

After a few days of HR follow-up, an offer letter was released. What stuck with me was the combination of

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