Zopa

Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

January 13, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took two weeks.

First stage: Implementing a given exercise, including tests, with the exercise description in the section below.
Second stage (on-site): Modifying the implemented exercise on-site. It was pair programming, where the interviewer was watching you make the modifications, asking questions, and making suggestions. After that, there was a conversation with two members of the team and the manager.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the Zopa Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.

Success Rate

32%

Pass Rate

Zopa's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive47%

Neutral26%

Negative26%

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

Zopa Work Experiences

review

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Working abroad and flexible working arrangement are a benefit.

Cons: We are getting more and more performance culture, which is more demanding and has a low payrise.

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Working abroad and flexible working arrangement are a benefit.

Cons: We are getting more and more performance culture, which is more demanding and has a low payrise.

Good company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Good work/life balance Pretty open to try new tech stack

Cons: Tech debt is not addressed until it is a problem. There is a strong push for product delivery and not tech.

Good company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Good work/life balance Pretty open to try new tech stack

Cons: Tech debt is not addressed until it is a problem. There is a strong push for product delivery and not tech.

Diverse team, nice environment overall, but seniors have too much control

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, England

August 21, 2026

Pros: There are nice people with diverse backgrounds. Many young people are here.

Cons: Management can put too much pressure. Some older employees dictate architecture and micromanage. There is no room to improve processes as a new person. They bring people from non-CS backgrounds and train them - which is amazing - but then they will often not promote them and give them the opportunities and salary they deserve.

Diverse team, nice environment overall, but seniors have too much control

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, England

August 21, 2026

Pros: There are nice people with diverse backgrounds. Many young people are here.

Cons: Management can put too much pressure. Some older employees dictate architecture and micromanage. There is no room to improve processes as a new person. They bring people from non-CS backgrounds and train them - which is amazing - but then they will often not promote them and give them the opportunities and salary they deserve.

review

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Working abroad and flexible working arrangement are a benefit.

Cons: We are getting more and more performance culture, which is more demanding and has a low payrise.

4.0
review
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
June 14, 2024
Pros: Working abroad and flexible working arrangement are a benefit.
Cons: We are getting more and more performance culture, which is more demanding and has a low payrise.

Good company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England

Pros: Good work/life balance Pretty open to try new tech stack

Cons: Tech debt is not addressed until it is a problem. There is a strong push for product delivery and not tech.

4.0
Good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
June 15, 2021
Pros: Good work/life balance Pretty open to try new tech stack
Cons: Tech debt is not addressed until it is a problem. There is a strong push for product delivery and not tech.

Diverse team, nice environment overall, but seniors have too much control

Software Engineer • Former Employee

London, England

August 21, 2026

Pros: There are nice people with diverse backgrounds. Many young people are here.

Cons: Management can put too much pressure. Some older employees dictate architecture and micromanage. There is no room to improve processes as a new person. They bring people from non-CS backgrounds and train them - which is amazing - but then they will often not promote them and give them the opportunities and salary they deserve.

4.0
Diverse team, nice environment overall, but seniors have too much control
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England
August 21, 2026
Pros: There are nice people with diverse backgrounds. Many young people are here.
Cons: Management can put too much pressure. Some older employees dictate architecture and micromanage. There is no room to improve processes as a new person. They bring people from non-CS backgrounds and train them - which is amazing - but then they will often not promote them and give them the opportunities and salary they deserve.

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