I applied online. I interviewed at Deel in Feb 2026
Interview
The interviewer showed up 5 minutes late and had the most arrogant attitude I have ever experienced in a hiring process. Big red flag. Constantly interrupting me over small details. Demeaning attitude, not a single smile. It's like they wanted me to fail and feel under pressure. It's okay to discuss different views on architecture. But nitpicking the syntax and tiny details was simply not helpful to anyone. If that's the culture, I dodged a bullet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The technical constraints and how it fit the overall platform architecture. That was actually a fair question.
1 technical interview, then another interview with the team lead, one cultural fit interview with senior management. There was no leetcode at all but conversations and direct questions. Overall interviewee friendly
Who: Recruiter or HR representative.
Format: Phone call (20–30 minutes).
Focus:
Your background and resume highlights.
Why you’re interested in the role.
Work authorization and logistics (location, remote/on-site flexibility).
Salary expectations and timeline.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Deel with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Deel overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Deel as a Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
Other: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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