Vanguard·Software Engineer

Vanguard Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted Jul 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with a recruiter conversation and then moved into a longer, more structured technical day.

The biggest common thread was that I was given a case study prompt right before the technical portion started, with about 30 minutes to prepare. I didn’t have to write code, but I did have to reason through a design and then talk through my thought process.

The next part felt like a blend of technical depth and discussion. After I presented and explained the direction of my design, the interviewer(s) followed up with additional questions to clarify details. Then behavioral questions took over, and they were mostly about my personality and past experiences—using STAR-style storytelling to

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