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Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

February 19, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks.

The process consisted of a single 1-hour technical interview. It was split into two distinct halves:

  • React/JS Trivia: 30 minutes of rapid-fire questions that felt pulled directly from a "Top 100 React/JS Interview Questions" list. There was no discussion regarding my actual professional experience or architectural decision-making. I also got asked some trivia questions while doing live coding which is very disruptive.
  • Live Coding: A 30-minute challenge to build a Hangman game from scratch. The requirements were extensive (nearly a full A4 page of specs), which was unrealistic for the time allotted. Furthermore, the coding platform had significant latency, making real-time debugging nearly impossible—an issue I flagged to the interviewer during the session.

Questions

The interview opened with a question about an obscure React bug described only verbally. Without seeing the console or a code snippet, it was difficult to provide a meaningful diagnosis.

This was followed by theoretical trivia rather than practical, scenario-based questions. Despite flagging the platform's performance issues, the rejection feedback stated I "could not debug basic issues."

It was disappointing to see technical limitations of their chosen tool attributed to my skill set. Stay away.

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Clear Street's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Clear Street's Software Engineer interview process in London, England.