This interview was for the Technical Development Program, so your mileage may vary for other software engineering roles. The interview process as a whole was very enjoyable, with three interviews back-to-back.

The first interview was behavioral, covering topics such as a time you worked in a group and a time you had a disagreement.

The second interview was technical, and the third was a case study.

The technical interview wasn't very challenging, but I could see how it could be used to weed out candidates who knew nothing. The first question asked how I would implement a few classes given a certain business requirement. The second question was a very simple string manipulation problem, and the last question assessed comfort with objects and linked lists. While my questions were easy, I heard that more difficult questions were also asked.

The case interview was also very straightforward. Its main purpose is to see how you talk through a problem and reason through it. You are given a non-technical business problem and asked to analyze the benefits and cons of certain actions. As I was applying for a software engineering role, I received a lot of guidance on the problem since it was kind of outside my domain. Nevertheless, if you can do simple multiplication and algebra, it should be a breeze. I received an offer within 8 hours, and it was an all-around very pleasant experience.

Talk about a time you explained something technical to a non-technical person.