Southwest Research Institute·Software Engineer

Southwest Research Institute Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience leaned negative fast, even before I got to anything technical.

I started with an HR meeting with the recruiter that was straightforward in length, but the scheduling felt careless—she moved me to the next round without really coordinating around when I was actually available. I had to scramble to reschedule other commitments just to make the timing work.

Then the hiring manager interactions made the process feel disrespectful. I remember sitting through a hiring manager conversation that didn’t feel prepared at all and didn’t include meaningful questions—just a casual, dismissive presence. In a separate screening-to-manager flow, I also noticed similar

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