Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Macquarie Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macquarie Group overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macquarie Group as a Software Engineer according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 5%
Background check: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Singapore) in Feb 2021
Interview
Had pre-recorded interview of 8 questions.
1 month later, had invitation to face to face online interview with 2 interviewers.
Had psychometric assessment 2 weeks later.
Had final interview after another 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The usual HR interview questions.
e.g. Why Macquarie Group? What are your strength and weaknesses?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Houston, TX)
Interview
I had a total of three interviews with macquarie. I had one that was with hiring manager. The next two were code based interviews one on a white board and the next was with the head of engineering.
I applied online. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (New Delhi) in Apr 2026
Interview
There were 2 rounds of interview, one was technical and the other was techno managerial round they asked basic coding questions related to dsa and advanced python based on decorators, shallow and deep copy and in techno managerial round they tried to understand the current project and job role and some questions related to BFSI domain.
I applied online. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Sydney)
Interview
First round - Resume experience discussion
Second round - Systeme Design and API Design
Didn't pass the second one. The interviewer didn't consider my experience, just thought about what they do in the daily work.