Senior Java Developer Interview Experience - London, England
Process
Had 5 interviews in total.
Starts with an HR screening interview, where I was asked about the expected salary, and I gave a number of (81k).
- Then I had a pair programming interview.
- System architecture design interview.
- And a product interview.
After all these interviews, I received feedback mentioning that I did really well, bla bla.
Right before my final interview, HR emailed me saying we can only offer you something between (55-65k) without any explanation why it is so different from the initially agreed expected salary.
When I asked what happened between the process which caused such a difference, HR replied by saying, "I don't know about it."
It seemed HR just wanted to get rid of me without explaining why.
Questions
- cache currency
- system architecture
- will might ask to write an aggregate microservice and generate aggregated reports
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Wise Senior Java Developer role in London, England.
Success Rate
Wise's interview process for their Senior Java Developer roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Wise's Senior Java Developer interview process in London, England.
Wise Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 8, 2025Pros: Autonomous, flexible, and remote working. Trips abroad.Cons: Demanding work, but normal at fintech.
- 4.0Great but confusingSenior Data Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 3, 2025Pros: There are a lot of opportunities and different projects to work on. Moving internally is also relatively easy. Great environment and work culture.Cons: You have to wear all the hats: product manager, lead, analyst, and data engineer. Sometimes it gets draining.
- 1.0Leaving was the best choice I madeSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 22, 2025Pros: Free snacks and food. Annual trips abroad to Estonia.Cons: Inexperienced tech leads who were promoted only on the basis of tenure at the company. Cross-team collaboration was incredibly difficult. "Autonomous" teams were only interested in their vertical and wouldn't give you the time of day. Senior product managers having no idea about the basics of agile methodologies. Product engineering role was incredibly stressful. You were expected to do everything an engineer does along with everything a product manager does, whilst PMs did nothing. Leadership was terrible. It felt like a cult most of the time, with everybody saying how great the CEO was.
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