Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
March 7, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online coding assessment and assessment centre.
The online coding session took a long time. The assessment centre was not too difficult, mostly technical questions.
The process was quick overall. However, no feedback was provided after spending an entire day at the assessment centre.
Questions
technical questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the BlackRock Software Engineer (Internship) role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
BlackRock's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral40%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having good feelings for BlackRock's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in London, United Kingdom.
BlackRock Work Experiences
4.0
Hard but satisfying job
Vice President - Technology • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
March 25, 2017
Pros: 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.
4.0
Good place to work!
Vice President - Technology • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
March 11, 2019
Pros: Good work-life balance, great work culture, friendly people.
Cons: Technology transformation is happening now, but still slow.
It's a lengthy, slow process.
4.0
Highly satisfying, fast-pacing, dynamic, challenging environment
Vice President - Technology • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
April 9, 2020
Pros: Great, approachable people passionate about technology.
A generous budget for learning and development, with plenty of opportunities for either in-house or external conferences/meet-ups.
Good benefits, especially the new pension contribution scheme and unlimited time off.
Cons: Lots of red tape, e.g., around software release, which slows down innovation.
Lots of communication, e.g., emails, meetings, and messaging, which takes time away from product development.
At times, it can be challenging to balance work/life, but ultimately, it is up to you to set boundaries and have open conversations with managers.
- 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.
- 4.0Good place to work!Vice President - Technology • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 11, 2019Pros: Good work-life balance, great work culture, friendly people.Cons: Technology transformation is happening now, but still slow. It's a lengthy, slow process.
- 4.0Highly satisfying, fast-pacing, dynamic, challenging environmentVice President - Technology • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomApril 9, 2020Pros: Great, approachable people passionate about technology. A generous budget for learning and development, with plenty of opportunities for either in-house or external conferences/meet-ups. Good benefits, especially the new pension contribution scheme and unlimited time off.Cons: Lots of red tape, e.g., around software release, which slows down innovation. Lots of communication, e.g., emails, meetings, and messaging, which takes time away from product development. At times, it can be challenging to balance work/life, but ultimately, it is up to you to set boundaries and have open conversations with managers.
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