The College Board Software Engineer interview experience

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My process started with recruiter-style rounds that felt more like getting to know me than testing deep technical depth.

I talked through my background, what I’d been doing in my projects, and why I applied for the role. They also asked about my goals and even some personal details like hobbies, then looped back to my motivation and what made me a fit for the position.

The questions weren’t presented as extremely technical, and the whole thing didn’t feel overly stressful. It was fairly straightforward and I walked away with the sense that this stage was mainly about communication and alignment. I didn’t receive an offer afterward, but it didn’t leave me with a sense that anything went horribly wrong—more that

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