SSoftware·Software Engineer

Software Software Engineer interview experience

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HamburgPosted Nov 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

From the start, the hiring manager seemed surprised my CV was shortlisted, mainly because it didn’t reflect C/C++ experience.

I explained that the job description was really about middleware services and integration work with the platform, so the C/C++ concern didn’t seem central.

They still ran with it, asking technical questions right away, and they arranged a second technical interview with a senior developer who was on vacation at the time. I asked to reschedule, and they accommodated it for the next working day. But just about two hours before the rescheduled interview, I received a rejection email saying another candidate had been selected.

What made it feel unfair was how abruptly it ended after I’d already

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