Software Developer (DevOps) Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
Interview with 2 people, 2 hour long.
Live "mock coding for pipelines / dockerfiles / Python Dockerfile optimization"
Kubernetes pipeline scenarios.
I.e if you have to deploy a container to Kubernetes, how would you do it via a GitLab pipeline.
Via Webex & LeetCode to share the Dockerfile / pipeline YAML syntax.
Questions on how to optimize / prepare for multi-stage builds / Dockerfile variables / different build versions, the impact of C libraries on the containers.
Felt drained by the end of the 2 hour interview.
Got a neutral to negative vibe and my performance, and true enough, did not receive an offer.
Questions
Live GitLab pipeline creation
Live Dockerfile optimization
How to reduce the layers in a Dockerfiles
Cross project GitLab pipelines
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Squarepoint Capital Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company culture, motivational workplace, smart and helpful employee bodySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, United KingdomJuly 19, 2025Pros: - The company's positive culture - The exposure to opportunities - Being surrounded by an intelligent workforce - The level of importance placed on communication and knowledge shares firmwide - Growing company with roles globally - Opportunities for travelCons: - Steep learning curve can feel overwhelming in your first 6 months - You need to possess a willingness to continually work independently on increasing your own skills, areas of domain knowledge and leadership skills
- 5.0An exciting place that forces you to grow!Software Developer • Current EmployeeLondon, United KingdomSeptember 1, 2024Pros: It is a large enough firm to have some interesting large projects and tooling used by everyone, but small enough to have a say in architecture and tech stack, and there is a huge variety of fun challenging projects with generally great progression opportunities.Cons: The types of projects you work on varies by team. Releases on the weekend sometimes, but this is typical of the industry
- 4.0Great place overallSWE Intern • Current EmployeeLondon, United KingdomSeptember 9, 2026Pros: Honestly, everything about working here was amazing!Cons: I have nothing much negative to say about Squarepoint.
