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      Sr. Software Engineer Interview

      4 Oct 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Columbia, MD
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Tenable (Columbia, MD) in Sept 2017

      Interview

      6 Interviews including the initial manager screen. Took almost six week. Interviews included several technical interview with multiple engineers in attendance. One included a difficult coding problem that on a scale of 1 to 9 in difficulty, felt like a 8 or 9. Process included a coding challenge take home assignment with a challenging but not overwhelming problem that I put ~ 24 working hours into. In addition, I was required to provide proof of prior salary by handing over pay stubs. This was very unusual and I have never in the past been asked for this.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe/discuss the tenants of object oriented programming.
      1 Answer

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      25 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

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      19 Nov 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Positive experience
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      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tenable in Jun 2025

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      29 May 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
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      Application

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