Trend Micro Inc. Software Engineer interview experience

Later, the hiring manager contacted me for a discussion centered on my personal experience. That felt like a pivot from pure technical questions into how I had actually worked and approached problems.

The last step was a panel made up of three people: the hiring manager, a director, and a team manager. They were all very nice and made me comfortable, which helped because it could have easily felt intimidating with so many people on the call. The overall arc moved from assessment, to one-on-one conversation, to a calmer panel discussion.