Vanguard·Software Engineer

Vanguard Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a pretty low-stress, straightforward interview.

The technical portion leaned heavily on basic PySpark and SQL syntax, and the rest of the time was a walkthrough of my resume and background. It didn’t feel like they were trying to grill me; it was more of a normal conversation.

The interviewers were friendly and the questions were basic. I remember feeling comfortable enough to think out loud without feeling put on the spot. The process didn’t drag or spiral into harder problem-solving, which made it easier to stay focused.

I didn’t get an offer, but it honestly wasn’t a negative experience—just a simple discussion where my background

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