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Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England

December 5, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took two weeks.

It was a ridiculous interview process. I initially mentioned on my application and stated in my CV that I did not have a finance background and knowledge. I also expressed that my background is from various areas in the initial interview as well. Then I was admitted to the technical process. I received a code request. After completing and submitting the code, this is the response I got: "Code is superb, but the formulas are not correct, and we are looking for someone who already knows formulas for calculating loan repayments."

I'm not sure what level of professionalism exists in this company's recruitment process, but I think anyone with a tad bit of a sane mind would at least not admit candidates without finance knowledge for further process if they are also looking for a correct answer in deeply financial knowledge-related formulas. That was a complete waste of both mine and the company's time. Well done to the HR team!

Questions

Develop a code for calculating loan repayments.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Zopa Software Engineer role in London, England.

Success Rate

30%
Pass Rate

Zopa's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, England is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral26%
Negative30%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Zopa's Software Engineer interview process in London, England.

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