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Computing Science Interview Experiences

BCG

Consulting Analyst

Calgary, AB

Summer 2025Declined Offer

University of Alberta · Computing Science

2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships

Average Interview

Virtual

Virtual Launchpad first, 3 hours of presentations and group exercises then two interviews with a manager and director, behavioral and a simple profit case about whether to cut costs or grow revenue. I prepped for way harder cases so it was kind of a relief, declined because I got another offer I wanted more

Questions Asked

  1. 1.A telecom company's EBITDA margin declined 3 points this year. Walk me through your diagnostic approach
  2. 2.A major Canadian bank is seeing 20% fewer branch visitors year-over-year. Whats driving it and what should they do?

D2L

Software Developer

Kitchener, ON

Winter 2025No Offer

University of Alberta · Computing Science

2nd year · 2.5-2.8 GPA · 0 past internships

Average Interview

TechnicalVirtual

Recruiter call then product interview about improving onboarding for one of their tools then scenario round going from research to MVP. Knowing D2L products helped a lot I referenced Brightspace a few times

Questions Asked

  1. 1.Whats the difference between structured and unstructured logging?

Definity Insurance

Software Developer

Waterloo, ON

Summer 2025No Offer

Simon Fraser University · Computing Science

2nd year · 2.5-2.8 GPA · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

Virtual

One interview through university portal. 30 min with the manager, behavioral and resume review

Questions Asked

  1. 1.What is a connection pool and why does it matter for database performance

Adobe

Software Engineer

San Jose, CA

Summer 2025No Offer

Simon Fraser University · Computing Science

2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships

Hard Interview

Technical

HackerRank OA easy/medium. panel was 45 min of DP, two problems one after another

Questions Asked

  1. 1.Design a file storage service like Dropbox or Google Drive.

Canada Life

Software Developer

Winnipeg, MB

Summer 2026Accepted

University of Alberta · Computing Science

2nd year · 0 past internships

Easy Interview

BehavioralConversationalVirtual

Career centre leader and HR person behavioral stuff and detailed resume walkthrough with questions about hobbies and extracurriculars, that was new. Casual overall just be confident

Questions Asked

  1. 1.Describe a time you had to choose between code quality and hitting a deadline
  2. 2.What's the difference between a callback and a promise in JavaScript?

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