The College Board Software Engineer interview experience

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MelbournePosted May 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with an online test, then moved into a couple of technical interviews with interviewers who felt genuinely nice.

When I got stuck mid-way, they gave hints rather than shutting me down, and that made the technical parts feel more navigable than I expected. After those technical rounds, I finished with an HR round.

What surprised me was the range of the technical content. One of the technical rounds focused on Salesforce customization concepts—things like picklists, master-detail relationships, and how reports and dashboards work—along with Apex programming and Visualforce on the development side. Even though the interviewers were supportive, the topics weren’t trivial because they expected familiarity

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