Southwest Airlines Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

United StatesPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The way my process unfolded felt professional but still a little open-ended.

It started with an application online, and after that I went through recruiter contact and scheduling steps before meeting the team. The interviews were structured enough to feel like a real pipeline, but the tone stayed laid back—like they were trying to understand how I thought and whether I fit the role.

I did a recorded, HireVue-style interview first, then later joined a Teams interview with multiple interviewers. Across these conversations, a consistent theme was fit and communication: I was asked to walk through my resume, discuss my experience and projects in detail, and explain

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