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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 30, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Paylocity (Chicago, IL) in May 2021

      Interview

      Interview had 3 sessions, first HR, second technical, third assignment. First was pretty easy, just talking about your background and experiences. Second the recruiter showed you 5 different codes on basic OOP, SQL, and C# concepts and you had to discuss ways to optimize. Third they gave you a simple project to do at home and you would talk about it with the leads. The first 2 were relatively easy but the 3rd one I think was almost impossible to pass. Not that the assignment was difficult but the leads seemed to have this pre-conceived vision of this candidate in mind, and if you didn't match that, regardless of your abilities, you were not selected. One of the leads seemed to have a bit of an anger management problem and seemed to get rather offended on any question you'd ask like 'describe a typical day as an engineer at paylocity'. When I asked him about his previous companies he went on a rant on stuff that really isn't a big deal. He seemed to be picky on stuff that really doesn't matter, it was a bit like walking on egg shells. Although the company and the people were great up until the last interview, I didn't like the way they ghosted after the rejection, especially after the amount of hours I put in on the project. They pretty much shut off every communication after the rejection. Every company I've interviewed for historically at least gave you feedback and offered a phone call, especially after assigning something that takes time, not here though. I'd be a bit wary on their people first philosophy, it seemed a bit more kool-aid than authenticity if anything.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      How would you improve the security of your application?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      How could you make this SQL query more efficient?
      1 Answer
      5

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      May 20, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Schaumburg, IL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Paylocity (Schaumburg, IL)

      Interview

      Relatively easy and conversational “Walk me through your background.” “Why are you interested in this role?” “What’s your experience with project coordination or SDLC? They evaluate: How you think How you communicate How you handle ambiguity Whether you fit their team’s workflow

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk me through your background.
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Neutral experience
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      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Paylocity (Bengaluru) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      First round was a Hiring Manager round in which he asked about tech stack, and more about the way of working. Nothing technical, just process related questions. I felt like he was more interested in tools and technologies used.

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      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 11, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Paylocity in Aug 2025

      Interview

      The first round was a Recruiter screen, Second was an at-home technical challenge, which had 30 minutes to complete 20 questions (mostly multiple choice) about C# language-specific syntax. Very strange technical test. Definitely more suited to those who may have just completed a bootcamp or recently read a textbook.

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      Question 1

      Only one coding question. Find the max value in an array. lmfao.
      Answer question
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