Trend Micro Inc. Software Engineer interview experience

It was a panel setup with multiple people, and they mostly skipped the usual social icebreakers so the conversation stayed tightly technical. They went straight into questions meant to test my confidence and comfort answering under discussion, and I felt the whole time was really centered on my technical background rather than broader story-telling.

There wasn’t much time to settle in or steer the chat toward anything peripheral. By the end, it felt clear they were checking how I think and communicate when the questions get technical, and how sure I sound while answering. I didn’t receive an