J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spectrum en juill. 2025
Entretien
I interviewed for a Software Engineer position, but the experience felt completely misaligned with the actual job description. The interviewer focused entirely on DevOps topics — Terraform, Docker, AWS infrastructure — with no coding questions and no chance to demonstrate actual software development skills.
The interviewer also did not turn on their camera, making the interview feel disengaged. Even though I answered all of their DevOps-related questions confidently, I was still told they were “looking for more experience,” despite having no opportunity to demonstrate coding ability.
I asked the interviewer directly why the position was labeled Software Engineer when it was clearly DevOps-focused, and was told “no coding is really involved.”
At the end of the day, you cannot expect a Software Engineer to also be a DevOps or SysAdmin — these are different skill sets. The role should be focused on software engineering and coding, not infrastructure management. Companies need to be clearer about role expectations and define what Software Engineering actually means.
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Autres retours d’entretien d’embauche pour un poste comme Software Engineer chez Spectrum
J'ai postulé via une agence de recrutement. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spectrum (Denver, CO)
Entretien
For a contract position, the hiring process included an initial screening conducted by the engineering team, followed by a detailed interview with the hiring manager to evaluate experience and fit.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
This was a conversational chat about current projects where the engineers on the team delved into specific areas of that work and asked technical questions about those thing.
J'ai postulé via une agence de recrutement. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spectrum (Greenwood Village, CO)
Entretien
First was a hiring manager who seemed distracted most of the time and then stepped away from the computer for the rest of the interview. A few other engineers asked some questions as well and conducted a technical interview in Java.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spectrum
Entretien
Interview process is not super formal no leet code questions, mostly technical questions about past experience or the tech stack you are interviewing for. Some behavioral questions too. Two rounds overall