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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 26, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter reached out to me and, after a good conversation, set up a technical (coding) interview.

When the coding interview started, the first thing that struck me was that the task assigned had nothing to do with the role. Despite this, I successfully completed the task in the time allotted.

However, I was sent an automated email stating that I was declined. It was obvious it was an automated email since it talked about "reapplying in the future" and "good luck on my current search"... except I didn't apply nor was I actively searching. The recruiter had reached out to me.

Questions

Build a crawler for web scraping

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 48 interview experiences for the Anthropic Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

2%
Pass Rate

Anthropic's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral25%
Negative42%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Anthropic's Software Engineer interview process.

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