Western Digital Software Engineer interview experience

I made it through to a technical round, and while the questions themselves weren’t described as “hard,” I could tell I wasn’t the right match for what they needed. The vibe felt more like a fit decision than a stretch test, and I left the interview thinking I’d been evaluated against specific requirements I didn’t fully hit.

After that, I went quiet for a while. The timeline moved normally at first—screening and then the manager technical step—but I didn’t hear back for weeks. Eventually I received an automated rejection email. The process didn’t feel hostile, just strangely abrupt at the