I applied online. I interviewed at Kyocera (San Diego, CA) in May 2026
Interview
The interview process was straightforward and conversational. I spoke with the team about my background, technical interests, and past software/data projects. Most of the interview focused on walking through a full-stack project I had worked on, explaining my role, the technical decisions I made, and how I approached debugging and building for real users. They also asked a few practical software engineering and system design-style questions related to CI/CD, testing, reliability, and designing software for a manufacturing environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about a technical project you worked on and what your role was.
Q: How would you design software for a large manufacturing facility if reliable Wi-Fi was not available everywhere?
Q: What would you include in a CI/CD pipeline to make sure new code changes do not break existing functionality?
The interview process was nice. But ultimately, I was ghosted by the company and found out later that they hired somebody with more than a decade of experience for the entry-level role I applied to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about previous projects and my role in those projects.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kyocera (Reading, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
I applied through LinkedIn and a week later received an email telling me that I had been shortlisted. I then needed to fill out a form, answering some questions about why I was interested in the job, etc. Around a week after that, I received another email telling me that I had made it to the final 11 candidates and needed to complete a few short tasks. I completed the tasks and was then invited to interview. Following the interview, I never heard back. It has been over a month and I've now accepted another (better) role. If this company wants to put people through such a long process involving tasks, etc., they should really have the decency to actually offer a proper rejection to candidates rather than just ghosting.
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