Trend Micro Inc. Software Engineer interview experience

One of the prompts was about finding a maximum sum subarray where the start and end values are the same. I focused on getting the logic right rather than rushing, since the problems weren’t described as purely beginner-level.

Once I cleared Codility, I moved into an interview with R&D managers. That stage was less about abstract puzzles and more about me explaining my research and how my project experience connected to the role.

The whole experience felt like a two-step filter: prove I could handle the coding portion, then show I could articulate my technical background and reasoning. I