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Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, England

October 12, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.

The process starts with a short phone call to be able to find more about the company, their vision, how they work, technologies that they use, and so on, but everything at a high level without going into details. Then it is the other way around, and they want to know about you, your current role, your position, etc. If there seems to be a good fit, what happens next is that you get a technical test to work on at home.

The test is focused on the business area in which the company works, so you probably need to do a bit of research and get information about it, but it might not be enough. The solution is expected to be correct from the example given, which leaves you in a position where if you come from a different background, you might find it a bit more difficult. Although it is said they expect you to solve it aiming for readability, the use of abstraction, appropriate testing, etc., the correctness of the program is important for them.

They provide you with feedback and their opinion on what they have seen in your solution, and based on that, your test meets their criteria or not. The problem is that you have no way to discuss why you went for specific solutions as your code needs to meet their standards.

Questions

Technical test

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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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