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Senior Software Engineer II Interview Experience

May 19, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online, and the process took four weeks.

  • Intro interview: A helpful recruiter conducted a chat that was 30 minutes or so. They have you fill out a behavioral assessment, which I suppose is a kind of personality test and felt a little odd. This took maybe 15 minutes.
  • Cognitive assessment: Next they have you do a timed assessment. I personally did not like this part of the interview. The test claims it's not an IQ test, but it sure did feel like one. You must do a practice assessment in order to succeed. I think there was a 20-minute timer, but that time doesn't include the practice assessment.
  • Tech lead interview: Then they had me interview with a tech lead on the team.

It was a nice chat with a nice person, and it was 45 minutes.

  • Live technical interviews: Next were two separate live technical interviews, which were good and not too unreasonable. It was also odd that there were two assessments. While they explained the differences, I still felt like there didn't need to be two. I generally do not like live coding assessments, but they at least seemed to focus on how I work instead of correct answers. I didn't feel too much pressure from interviewers who acted more like coworkers than proctors. Each technical assessment was 45 minutes, but they both went over a bit because I had questions.
  • VP interview: One concerning part of the process was the interview with their VP, who heavily emphasized being adaptable.

To me, this is kind of a red flag, but one I was willing to see past. If after nine years this company is still prioritizing adaptability to changing constraints, then that might be a sign of a few internal issues. Something to consider. This was also 45 minutes.- Reference check: They finally asked me to gather three references. I am not sure if they called them because I received a rejection letter shortly after that. Don't worry, my friends didn't torpedo me.To summarize everything, there were three different 30- to 45-minute conversational interviews, two 45-minute technical assessments, a 20-minute timed cognitive assessment, and a reference check.

While I think everyone was friendly and answered my questions confidently, I think I'm ultimately going to disapprove of the experience. It did not feel particularly respectful of my time and effort and had elements that I felt could be unfair to some, like the cognitive and behavioral assessments. I know interviewing is something companies are always trying to improve on, so perhaps when you read this review they will have tweaked their process. But this was what it was for me at the time of writing.

Questions

Are you able to be adaptable in an environment where constraints could suddenly change? (paraphrasing)

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

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Spring Health's Senior Software Engineer II interview process.

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