Associate Backend Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
The interview process had two stages:
The first was with the hiring manager. The second was a live coding session with two people from the Blackrock team. The questions were similar to those found on LeetCode or similar platforms.
Their team was very nice and pleasant to talk to, offering a little bit of guidance throughout the process.
Questions
In Python, write a function to check if a given string is in the ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) format. This format consists of exactly 12 characters:
- The first two are uppercase letters (country code).
- Followed by nine alphanumeric characters.
- Ending with a single numeric check digit.
Return True if the string is valid and False otherwise.
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Success Rate
BlackRock's interview process for their Associate Backend Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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BlackRock Work Experiences
- 4.0Hard but satisfying jobVice President - Technology • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 25, 2017Pros: Working with people passionate about their job, the company puts a lot of resources into people development. Interesting technology and a drive for innovation. Good work gets rewarded and is being recognized.Cons: Tool deficiencies and processes often bring you down. Being a financial institution, there's a lot of red tape for technologists. There's a single path of career for software developers, which means a transition to people and project management roles.
- 4.0Great place to workSenior Java Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 2, 2020Pros: Great environment to work in, being both friendly and professional. Intelligent employees. Ambitious company, always looking to grow. Lots of cutting-edge technologies being used. Very nice offices. Decent work-life balance.Cons: Infrastructure needs to move to the cloud quicker. Agile ceremonies are not being used efficiently enough. Fortnightly retrospective meetings lack action points to facilitate sufficient continuous improvement within teams. Some teams are too large to even be classed as agile. This results in daily stand-up meetings consistently going over 30 minutes. More training is required for some technologists to give them a better understanding of the upstream/downstream business processes surrounding the software they are creating or maintaining.
- 4.0Good Environment, No ConsI T Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 9, 2021Pros: Good Environment to Work InCons: None so far as I can tell.
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