Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Fidelity Investments with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 138 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fidelity Investments overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fidelity Investments as a Software Developer according to 138 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments in Jan 2017
Interview
- Please keep in mind the update noted above. As a small team, heavily impacted by COVID's demand for video, we simply cannot reply to everyone. We are very sorry!
- After each step, we'll give you a timeline for the next one.
- We wish we could hire all the great people we talk to. We hope to be able to provide useful feedback if you're interested. And we certainly are glad to stay in touch, if you want to touch base on any progress on your end.
- You can learn more about who we are, and how we work, at our Jobs page. If you'd like to learn more, check out the open positions there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most challenging engineering project you've worked on, and how did you overcome the difficulties it presented?
I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Smithfield, RI)
Interview
Started with a recruiter screening, followed by a 60 minute panel interview where we did a coding problem and discussed technical background. The interviewers were very friendly and I felt confident. Been a week, waiting to hear back about next steps
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments in Jul 2026
Interview
The interview process was more like a conversation. The first part of the interview was a phone call. The second part is a 1 hour long interview split into 2 parts. A 30min behavioral and 30min technical with 2 different people
HR was the first round
Followed by HM
HR asked for availability and resume then just disappeared
Even after following up, no response
Then next week for the same role, same message she sent to a friend of mine
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked for availability and then totally ghosted me