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XYZ Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with an aptitude and moved into a more in-depth technical flow.

I went through machine-coding, then an HR conversation. After that, there was a director-level round that made the process feel longer and more serious than a quick screening.

In the technical part, they focused on role-aligned engineering skills. I was asked to write code and also explain my approach, not just produce a working solution. The interviewer also dug into concepts used in the technologies from my projects, so I had to connect what I built to the underlying ideas.

The whole journey felt fair and deliberate, and the hardest part was getting through the machine-coding portion

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