Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England
Process
Initially, a one-hour informational interview. I was subsequently given a coding exercise to do in my own time at home (no deadline, spent around 20 hours in total).
Had to deal with feedback and additional iterations via e-mail, then a video call for final review with two engineers.
After this, a panel on-site with (I think) five different one-hour interviews covering various areas:
- Software design
- Algorithms
- Databases
- Personality/fit
Interviewers were relaxed and approachable; we even had fun in what's normally a tense situation.
Questions
Solve an algorithmic problem in a live coding session.
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