Verizon Software Engineer interview experience

I had one phone screen and then two technical conversations. The technical rounds weren’t overly deep or brutal, and the interviewer mostly focused on my background—what I’d worked on, the tech involved, and what I personally contributed. When I explained my projects, the questions stayed anchored to my resume and what I’d claimed I’d done.

What surprised me was how much of the pressure came from fitting everything into my own narrative rather than from tricky theory. I still had to be clear about decisions and responsibilities, but the difficulty felt more “show me your understanding” than