I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Metaswitch (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Mar 2013
Interview
I was contacted by an agency about the graduate scheme at Metaswitch and after reviewing the details I decided that I would like to be considered for the job. I was then sent a test to complete online. I was given 20 minutes and there were many questions, however the recruitment agent advised me that there was no negative marking which was useful information.
After passing the test I was invited to an interview at the Edinburgh offices. I was required to complete the online application form prior to my interview. The interview consisted of 4 tests, the first of which was very similar to the online test. The second was a written problem, in the third I was required to follow a piece of code written on paper and in the final test I had to write a piece of code for a card game.
The interview came after the tests and was half competency based, the other half was a discussion on my answers to the test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you do it differently? (my answer to the final test)
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 Software 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 Software 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 Software Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
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