Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England
October 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, a technical assessment on Hackerrank, low difficulty.
Then, a pre-recorded video interview for multiple questions, and some knowledge questionnaires with general information questions, although some questions are about specific names of technologies.
Questions
What was a mistake you’ve made, and what did you do to fix it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Wise Software Engineer role in London, England.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Wise's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, England is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wise's Software Engineer interview process in London, England.
Wise Work Experiences
1.0
Leaving was the best choice I made
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
August 22, 2025
Pros: 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.
4.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
August 18, 2025
Pros: Amazing teams
Flexible working
Learning budget
Cons: Some engineers stuck in their ways.
4.0
Good Company So Far
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
May 21, 2025
Pros: Based on your team, I guess, but mine has been nice and I get to work on new projects quite often.
Cons: Sometimes most of the Sprint effort goes into tech debt management, but I guess it is expected sometimes.
- 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.
- 4.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomAugust 18, 2025Pros: Amazing teams Flexible working Learning budgetCons: Some engineers stuck in their ways.
- 4.0Good Company So FarSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 21, 2025Pros: Based on your team, I guess, but mine has been nice and I get to work on new projects quite often.Cons: Sometimes most of the Sprint effort goes into tech debt management, but I guess it is expected sometimes.
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