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Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 30, 2025
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Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks.

Overall, the process was efficient and took about one and a half months from first contact to offer. It was well organized and thorough. After the final interviews, there was about a two-week period without updates due to the contact being on holiday, but they followed up promptly afterward. Communication was clear throughout, and I found the overall process professional and well-organized.

  • Initial Contact: I was contacted by a talent acquisition specialist through LinkedIn.
  • Screening: I had an initial screening call to review my background, role expectations, and general fit.
  • Manager Interview: There was one interview with the manager who would be my direct manager, covering my experience, skills, and interest in the role.
  • Technical Interview: This was a practical coding interview to assess programming skills.
  • On-Site (Virtual): It included four interviews: a pitch deck presentation about my previous projects, a technical system design interview, and two interviews with managers focused on leadership, collaboration, and culture fit.

Questions

The behavioral questions were:

  • What was the most difficult technical problem you had to solve?
  • What is your weakness?
  • Common behavioral questions.

The technical questions were:

  • Full implementation of a given class and its member functions.
  • System design question regarding a robotics system.

The presentation lasted 45 to 60 minutes with a few panels, presenting past projects.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Shield AI Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

38%
Pass Rate

Shield AI's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral13%
Negative38%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Shield AI's Software Engineer interview process.

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