CSX Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at CSX.
CSX
Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Group Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Group
Got a phone chat with HR first. Then had to do an online competency test. If that went well, I was called in for a group interview with the hiring manager and three team members. HR got in touch afterwards and we started talking about the offer. The whole negotiation thing took almost a month.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you provide examples of how you would manage different scenarios?
- What's your approach to dealing with challenging individuals?
- Could you share some insights into your work ethic?
CSX
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
So there were 2 rounds of interviews. The first was basic Object Oriented questions. The second round was about the projects I did. I walked them through the code in my github, which was about an android app and then distributed systems about botcoin mining in scala.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you explain what inheritance is?
- Can you tell me the difference between StringBuilder and StringBuffer?
- And some normal, basic coding questions (common).
CSX
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a super simple process. The interviews were on Microsoft Teams. I got a phone call when I first got the interview. There was also a really quick screening interview before the main ones.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you give me a summary of your resume?
- Tell me about how you organize your data.
- How do you go about managing your time?
CSX Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from CSX interview reports.
“Write a for loop that iterates from 1 to 10 and prints only the even numbers.”
Read reports →“Can you tell me the difference between StringBuilder and StringBuffer?”
Read reports →“Can you explain view state?”
Read reports →“Could you explain what inheritance is?”
Read reports →“Tell me about view state.”
Read report →“Can you relocate for this position?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about the versions of BI tools like OBIEE and Informatica that you have experience with?”
Read report →“How do you go about managing your time?”
Read report →“Do you see yourself advancing within the company long-term?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 CSX interview reports.