Annaly Capital Management Software Engineer interviews, decoded.

The interview process had 5 rounds in total. There were 4 technical interviews and 1 behavioral interview. The technical interviews varied in difficulty. Two were SQL interviews, which were not too difficult. One was a Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) question. The last technical interview was a conceptual one, which was more relaxed.

The interviewer talked basically the whole time and I didn't really get to talk about my experience much. Then they decided not to move me forward. It felt like a test of my rudeness, honestly.

I sent in my application in September and heard back in December. It kicked off with an online assessment on HackerRank, mainly checking coding skills and algorithmic problem-solving. After that, I had about 2 or 3 technical interviews with team members. We mainly talked about my resume and the projects I've worked on, along with the tech stack. They asked pretty detailed questions, covering both the theory and how things work in practice. To wrap things up, there was an HR chat, which seemed to be more about behavioral stuff and what I'm looking for in the role. It felt like a solid, technical, and comprehensive process.