NaviNet Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The interview started off with a bit of a shocker, seeing envelopes with severance checks being handed to the receptionist, which made me think they might have had layoffs. Then, during the interview, I got the impression this place is a sweatshop because the hiring manager was really focused on how fast I could write code. I knew within the first 15 minutes that this interview was a waste of my time. Looking at the LinkedIn profiles of their software engineers, they don't seem to be the absolute best, and honestly, they came across as pretty arrogant. It's strange how they get good Glassdoor reviews when I got such a bad feeling so early on. I've been in this industry a long time, so I'd say be careful. If you take a job here, they might be extremely demanding with sky-high expectations. They've been constantly trying to fill software engineering roles since I got the interview, which makes me suspect a high turnover rate or that they just can't find people willing to work there. It really felt like everyone was in a panic, with no time for even a bathroom break. If that's my impression from just an interview, I can only imagine what it's like to actually work there!

I had a technical phone screen first, during which I was asked pretty basic technical questions that covered broad range of things (from Transact SQL to object oriented design). They immediately told me that it went well and that HR person will be in touch. After that they emailed me "technical audition" material, which I was supposed to prepare for in advance. I then came in and presented the solution to 2 senior developers on a white board. They asked me a lot of questions, most of them were open-ended design questions and very few syntaxical ones. They made me an offer within a week. This company is taking the hiring process very seriously and is looking for certain types of people that are smart, generic, dynamic, curious, passionate about what they do, and also can communicate well. You can't really prepare in advance for interviews like that.

I applied for the role via a university job referral. The hiring team reached out the next day to schedule an in-person interview for the following week. On the interview day, I first had a 30-minute programming skills test on paper with the hiring manager. Afterward, we had a 30-minute face-to-face conversation where he mostly asked programming questions, including a challenging one I mentioned. He also asked basic behavioral questions like about my knowledge of the company, my motivation for the role, and my project background. Then, I was given a tour of the office.