ScienceLogic Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process took about 2-3 weeks and was pretty thorough with multiple technical interviews. Lots of emails were exchanged. The final interview was in-person, lasting 3.5 hours, where I met with two CTOs, three lead developers, two software developers, and a product manager. This in-person part really checked how deep my technical skills went. They were super happy with my qualifications and thought I could help in areas like NLP and data analytics, getting really excited about the extra value I brought. They also checked with at least 4 references (1 manager, 3 software developers) who all said good things. I got a quick offer and accepted. Then came the background check part. I disclosed a 12-year-old felony, which had nothing to do with the job, and offered to discuss any concerns. The callback was immediate and the HR person seemed flustered, going through my resume intensely, sometimes interrupting me, and sounding hostile, like they were desperately looking for a reason to pull the offer. They rescinded the offer because of a minor error in my job history, claiming I lied. When I asked about hiring ex-felons, they said it was irrelevant, which made me think they have a policy against it, possibly violating Title VII, though winning such a case is tough. It's disappointing how employers find ways around these laws. Similar to a past experience where one co-founder deemed me qualified and the other rescinded the offer without interviewing me. The call was unpleasant, but HR did wish me luck with my job search at the end, which I found ironically funny.

Started with an initial video screen call. They really liked my background and moved me straight to a video call with a manager. It was the same story there, too. Super impressed and they were really nice people. Then, I got moved up to a video call with their Software Architect. He was really distant from the beginning, and I think he had a problem with my old job title being more senior than his. He had me describe my experience and then threw some questions at me that I wasn't expecting. The kind of questions you have to look up when you need them and don't actually memorize. I got rejected after that with a standard email saying I wasn't experienced enough. It's kind of funny because the job posting said they were looking for someone with potential to grow and learn, not a senior role. I tried to find out what specifically I didn't do well on, but they never got back to me.

I met with the recruiter and engineers at the job fair. I talked about my resume with an engineer. About a week later, I had a video interview with a senior engineer. It was a good conversation. I haven't heard back.