I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Metaswitch (London, England) in Dec 2016
Interview
Applied online. Finished a relatively easy test and filled in an extra long motivational application form. Then asked to the interview. The interview involved two 20-minute numerical/logical exams and one question-solving exam. The question-solving exam had poor instructions. Didnt really know what they wanted in my answers. After that a software developer joined me to solve the problems. He led the discussion for the most of the time and I wasnt really allowed to talk about my approach. At the end of the session he clearly showed that he did not want to progress my application further and the rejection came a few days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Blackjack question.
Design a protocol to solve communication problems in an imaginary world
They have an online interview with maths and puzzle questions and some coding in Ruby. Later their is an in person interview that includes more puzzle/logical questions and then a pseudo programming test with a discussion about answers and scalability of solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a pseudo program for pigeons delivering letters via the most optimal route
Online tests followed by a face-to-face. Tests are very straightforward, the interview tries to make you think, although its clear that they have a structure they want you to follow to hit certain criteria. The people were friendly, but no feedback afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question with game like blackjack - make a program that can play it.
People sending messages on tablets - how to solve the issue of them not being received etc. Clearly some link to networking that you either know or don't.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Metaswitch (Birmingham, England) in Dec 2020
Interview
Aptitude tests online and when these tests are passed, an interview is arranged online with two members of staff from the company based upon an hour to prepare responses to two questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Develop a custom game of blackjack using pseudocode or actual code.
Graduate Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Metaswitch with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Metaswitch overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Metaswitch as a Graduate Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
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