Baker Hughes' software-engineering interviews share some common elements whether you're applying as an experienced engineer or as an intern, even though the exact mix of rounds differs by level. Intern-track candidates typically start with a recorded HireVue video screen before moving into more traditional technical and resume-focused rounds, while a Lead Embedded Engineer candidate instead had HR reach out first with questions about their current job before the actual interview day.
For intern roles, there's often a demanding written or recorded technical screen sitting between the video round and the in-person interview. A Software Intern candidate described a three-hour multiple-choice exam covering code snippets, quantitative reasoning, and basic operating-system and networking topics. A Digital Technology Intern candidate faced a recorded interview with a hard, LeetCode-level data-structures problem. That candidate also faced a separate technical screening component of roughly 63 questions crammed into a 30-minute window.
Once candidates reach the core technical conversation, the emphasis is on fundamentals explained clearly rather than obscure trivia. A Field Engineer candidate was asked to reverse a linked list, print array elements within a range, and generate a Fibonacci series, and had to walk through time complexity as they went. A Lead Embedded Engineer candidate described two technical rounds built around codebase understanding and logical problem-solving instead of textbook algorithm questions. Later rounds shift toward your own projects. Expect to explain the problem you were solving, why you chose a particular technology, and how you worked through setbacks. Expect behavioral questions about competing priorities, deadlines, and personal growth as well.
The process typically closes with a managerial or HR conversation. One candidate who reached this stage described a salary discussion followed by roughly a month of background verification before the offer came through. Outcomes in these candidate reports were mixed, so treat the earlier technical and project rounds as the real filter rather than assuming the later stages are a formality.
Synthesized from 18 candidate reports by our editorial team.
