interviewing at KP in about 3 weeks for a software engineer role (mid-level, KP IT division). trying to get a sense of what the loop looks like in 2025/2026 because a lot of the info on forums is 3+ years old and healthcare IT has changed a lot.
specifically curious: how many rounds total for SWE roles is there a coding screen or a take-home how heavy is the behavioral component vs technical timeline from first screen to offer
drop your recent experience below. employed but looking, so i'm doing this on lunch breaks and need to use my prep time efficiently.
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remote_swe_42
went through KP IT for a backend SWE role about 4 months ago. 4 rounds total: recruiter screen, hiring manager, technical panel (2 interviewers, one system design + one coding on a shared doc, nothing crazy), then a values panel. no take-home. coding was medium difficulty, more about communication than optimization. behavioral questions were heavy across all rounds, not just the values panel. total timeline was 5 weeks from first contact to verbal offer.
infra_ines
did a platform engineer screen there last year, didn't go further but can share: the technical screen was a linux/bash scenario and some questions about containerization. not k8s deep-dive, more 'do you know how to debug in a linux environment.' felt like they wanted someone operational, not academic.
quietquit_quincy
this is useful. I'm backend not infra but the operational framing makes sense for a healthcare system. probably not optimizing for clever algorithms, optimizing for things-that-don't-fall-over.
qa_quinn
SDET interview at KP two years ago (I know, old data). it was very focused on test strategy and how I'd approach testing in a regulated environment. they asked specifically about testing for HIPAA-sensitive data flows. worth thinking about how your experience maps to regulated contexts even if you haven't worked in healthcare.