USAA·Software Engineer

USAA Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

Plano, TXPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first interaction was a recruiter screening that turned into a surprisingly uncomfortable qualification and compensation conversation.

She contacted me to schedule, and during the call there was immediate concern about my location, which led to a discussion about rescheduling. When the conversation moved on, she also said my military time wouldn’t count toward the required experience level, which didn’t match what I saw on my resume.

Once she tried to “count it” anyway, the doubt continued—she challenged specific experience like containers. She questioned whether I had container experience, and when I referenced Docker on my resume and explained how I’d used it, it felt like she didn’t recognize what I was describing. Then

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