Sun Life·Software Engineer

Sun Life Software Engineer interview experience

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Toronto, ONPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter-style chat, I had about a week pass before another screen where the conversation centered mostly on my background.

They walked through my resume and asked me to talk through my experience and what I’d built, and I could feel they wanted specifics on the technical side rather than broad statements. A couple of “why Sun Life” and “why software” questions came up too, and the focus stayed on how I applied my past work instead of chasing abstract theory.

What surprised me was how light the technical questioning was. In the round I did, the technical prompts were basically answerable in a sentence or two, and they didn’t press deeply. I also got some context about the team and what they did, which helped

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