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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 7, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal in Dec 2018

      Interview

      Applied Online and spoke to an automated voice regarding job past experiences. Was little confused because the automated voice wasn't clear. The interview was questions was pretty easy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about your current job
      Answer question

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Fastenal

      Developer Interview

      May 1, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Fastenal

      Interview

      Phone interview with HR - this was a quick call going over skills, virtual interview with IT staff member - this was a typical interview, then in person interview with hiring manager and another staff member. Last two interviews were behavioral

      Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 25, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Fastenal

      Interview

      Interview was for a fresher role, there was a lack of transparency on hiring criteria, wasn't able to answer few questions but managed to answer majority of it. Interviewer was chill , OA round was easy medium leetcode and cs fundamentals

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Object oriented programming, c++ questions and more focused on sql queries
      Answer question

      Developer Interview

      May 11, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Fastenal

      Interview

      5min phone screening call with hr. Kinda weird, that we only need to make call to a particular number, Idk what they will find out just from that 5 min call
      2

      Fastenal interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Fastenal with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fastenal overall takes an average of 12 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Fastenal as a Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  21%

        Phone interview:  18%

        Drug test:  18%

        Background check:  18%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Personality test:  7%

        Skills test:  4%

        Presentation:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Associate(513) ;
        2. General Manager(469) ;
        3. Sales Support(448) ;
        4. Outside Sales Representative(347) ;
        5. Account Specialist(260) ;
        6. Supply Chain Associate(211) ;
        7. OUTSIDE SALES(130) ;
        8. Sales Representative(92) ;
        9. Sales(88) ;
        10. Branch Operations Manager(71) ;
        11. Onsite Account Representative(54) ;
        12. Warehouse Associate(53) ;
        13. Manager(43) ;
        14. Inside Sales Representative(37) ;
        15. Part Time Sales Associate(36) .


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      Jobs at Fastenal

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      Systems Control Analyst
      Denton, TX
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      $77K - $109K /yr
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      Indianapolis, IN
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