The Johns Hopkins University Software Engineer interview experience

It began with a phone interview with the hiring manager, and then I moved into a presentation stage where I presented to a panel. After that presentation, I had individual follow-up conversations with panel members, where they asked questions based on what I shared.

A lot of the questioning was technical, and because I was still in school during the process, presenting my unique work under that level of scrutiny was stressful. I felt like I had to translate my academic or project work into something that landed clearly for experienced interviewers.

Even with that pressure, I didn’t get an