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Candidate-reported interview insights

Aetna Software Engineer interviews, decoded.

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Software Engineer role at Aetna.

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Interview overview

Difficulty

Average

Average rounds

2.5

Average duration

~44 days

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy33.3%
average66.7%
difficult0%

Candidate experience

neutral25%
positive25%
negative50%

Candidate-reported interview process

Fun process! In the first round, the interviewer asked me to code a program to print all even numbers till 100. The second round was a bit awkward. None of the team members switched their cameras on, but they asked me to do so. There were 10 people interviewing me, and in one breath, they asked me different Java questions for an hour. These were good questions, but I would have appreciated a little kindness from the team, or at least a few seconds before grilling me with another question!

So, first there was a call where they asked about my skills and projects I've worked on. Then, a second technical interview where I had to solve like 3-4 python problems.

First, a Skype interview with a Lead engineer, covering background questions and general technical questions. Then, a face-to-face interview focusing on technologies on your resume and your experience, possibly including a small coding exercise.

Common Aetna Software Engineer interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    What kind of experience do you have in the Pick Market place?

  2. 2

    Can you explain CPU, cores, L1-L3 caches, and JVM memory?

  3. 3

    What is the difference between a span tag and a div tag?

  4. 4

    What led you to become a software engineer?

Interview question formats

Technical37.5%
Behavioral33.3%
Coding25%
Other4.2%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Aetna.