G-Research

Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

May 1, 2019

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Be careful when applying, they have scamming hiring practice. Definitely not a trustworthy company.

I applied from overseas. After I completed a home assignment they asked to come interview in their office in London. I was told I would be refunded the travel cost. Unfortunately after they announced my rejection I didn't hear back about refund of travel costs.

I sent follow-up emails multiple times during months and each time I was told it would be processed but to this day nothing was done.

I was extremely disappointed because they seem to have a good reputation.

The onsite interview itself was ok. It consisted of 3 interview session with a couple of software engineer.

Questions

The home assignment was a tricky DP question. The onsite interview questions were a standard algorithmic question and system design.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the G-Research Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.

Success Rate

15%

Pass Rate

G-Research's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive46%

Neutral8%

Negative46%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for G-Research's Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.

G-Research Work Experiences

Pleasant experience but culture is changing with time

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: Good benefits, mature stack, pleasant office environment, good teams with capable engineers

Cons: I was hit by layoff culture, which had made it harder to deliver long-term projects, and product management quality can vary wildly.

Pleasant experience but culture is changing with time

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: Good benefits, mature stack, pleasant office environment, good teams with capable engineers

Cons: I was hit by layoff culture, which had made it harder to deliver long-term projects, and product management quality can vary wildly.

G-Research is a great place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: The colleagues are very smart. New technologies are used. There are plenty of resources available for investment in anything that's needed, i.e., more computers for the cluster. The pay is good.

Cons: There are very strict security procedures. No working from home except for support. Support is a pain due to procedures around logging on from home.

G-Research is a great place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: The colleagues are very smart. New technologies are used. There are plenty of resources available for investment in anything that's needed, i.e., more computers for the cluster. The pay is good.

Cons: There are very strict security procedures. No working from home except for support. Support is a pain due to procedures around logging on from home.

Poor values

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

December 4, 2023

Pros: If you have a particular knack for workplace politics, you can probably make quite a lot of money here. They get away with poor management because most of the engineers here are genuinely solid and good to work with so good work gets done pretty much irrespective of what managers seem to say or do or what meetings they hold. If you get past the early years and they trust you a bit more you might be given a bit more freedom / respect, but early on an unnecessarily large amount of your workload will just be convincing management that you are making good use of your time.

Cons: Unless you're a favourite, management will likely assume that what you're doing is a waste of valuable company time and keep telling you to do more important work, but be unable to elaborate when asked what they're looking for. Further, they don't seem to understand the necessity of prioritization. I was routinely given extra work items despite already being stretched, and if you present a proposed priority for work items, you will essentially be told "I want it all now" and then they'll be upset later when you weren't able to do everything at once. If they do notice the good work you've done it's because you've told them about it time and time again, and even then your feedback will be lukewarm. It's simply poor management and leads to feeling like your work isn't at all valued.

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

December 4, 2023

Pros: If you have a particular knack for workplace politics, you can probably make quite a lot of money here. They get away with poor management because most of the engineers here are genuinely solid and good to work with so good work gets done pretty much irrespective of what managers seem to say or do or what meetings they hold. If you get past the early years and they trust you a bit more you might be given a bit more freedom / respect, but early on an unnecessarily large amount of your workload will just be convincing management that you are making good use of your time.

Cons: Unless you're a favourite, management will likely assume that what you're doing is a waste of valuable company time and keep telling you to do more important work, but be unable to elaborate when asked what they're looking for. Further, they don't seem to understand the necessity of prioritization. I was routinely given extra work items despite already being stretched, and if you present a proposed priority for work items, you will essentially be told "I want it all now" and then they'll be upset later when you weren't able to do everything at once. If they do notice the good work you've done it's because you've told them about it time and time again, and even then your feedback will be lukewarm. It's simply poor management and leads to feeling like your work isn't at all valued.

Pleasant experience but culture is changing with time

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: Good benefits, mature stack, pleasant office environment, good teams with capable engineers

Cons: I was hit by layoff culture, which had made it harder to deliver long-term projects, and product management quality can vary wildly.

3.0
Pleasant experience but culture is changing with time
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, United Kingdom
June 19, 2024
Pros: Good benefits, mature stack, pleasant office environment, good teams with capable engineers
Cons: I was hit by layoff culture, which had made it harder to deliver long-term projects, and product management quality can vary wildly.

G-Research is a great place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: The colleagues are very smart. New technologies are used. There are plenty of resources available for investment in anything that's needed, i.e., more computers for the cluster. The pay is good.

Cons: There are very strict security procedures. No working from home except for support. Support is a pain due to procedures around logging on from home.

5.0
G-Research is a great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, United Kingdom
May 6, 2018
Pros: The colleagues are very smart. New technologies are used. There are plenty of resources available for investment in anything that's needed, i.e., more computers for the cluster. The pay is good.
Cons: There are very strict security procedures. No working from home except for support. Support is a pain due to procedures around logging on from home.

Poor values

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

December 4, 2023

Pros: If you have a particular knack for workplace politics, you can probably make quite a lot of money here. They get away with poor management because most of the engineers here are genuinely solid and good to work with so good work gets done pretty much irrespective of what managers seem to say or do or what meetings they hold. If you get past the early years and they trust you a bit more you might be given a bit more freedom / respect, but early on an unnecessarily large amount of your workload will just be convincing management that you are making good use of your time.

Cons: Unless you're a favourite, management will likely assume that what you're doing is a waste of valuable company time and keep telling you to do more important work, but be unable to elaborate when asked what they're looking for. Further, they don't seem to understand the necessity of prioritization. I was routinely given extra work items despite already being stretched, and if you present a proposed priority for work items, you will essentially be told "I want it all now" and then they'll be upset later when you weren't able to do everything at once. If they do notice the good work you've done it's because you've told them about it time and time again, and even then your feedback will be lukewarm. It's simply poor management and leads to feeling like your work isn't at all valued.

1.0
Poor values
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, United Kingdom
December 4, 2023
Pros: If you have a particular knack for workplace politics, you can probably make quite a lot of money here. They get away with poor management because most of the engineers here are genuinely solid and good to work with so good work gets done pretty much irrespective of what managers seem to say or do or what meetings they hold. If you get past the early years and they trust you a bit more you might be given a bit more freedom / respect, but early on an unnecessarily large amount of your workload will just be convincing management that you are making good use of your time.
Cons: Unless you're a favourite, management will likely assume that what you're doing is a waste of valuable company time and keep telling you to do more important work, but be unable to elaborate when asked what they're looking for. Further, they don't seem to understand the necessity of prioritization. I was routinely given extra work items despite already being stretched, and if you present a proposed priority for work items, you will essentially be told "I want it all now" and then they'll be upset later when you weren't able to do everything at once. If they do notice the good work you've done it's because you've told them about it time and time again, and even then your feedback will be lukewarm. It's simply poor management and leads to feeling like your work isn't at all valued.

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