I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nasdaq (Stockholm, Stockholm)
Interview
Process was through recruitment agency (response 2 weeks after application, then interviews 2-3 weeks)
Initial phone call / 1:1 f2f with recruiter followed by
Online link 1hr Java coding test unmonitored with several short and a few 10+min coding questions
Went through results in person with technical person 30 mins
2-person panel of team leads f2f general background questions, typical interview questions
Another day 3-person panel with HR, another team leader and fellow coder
Final meeting with recruiter to go through details
Work culture seemed positive, open plan office, people very friendly and interested in new people, hours supposedly respected. Shuttle to office morning and evening. Canteen in office as well as gym. General positive atmosphere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard technical questions, not much time to look anything up or test in IDE so need to be fast-thinking and confident in Java. Had the opportunity to go through these afterwards which was helpful, could explain thinking. Most difficult questions were about background interests, not sure why this was to be explained in detail more than usual unless they do not encourage a life outside work and find it conflictive (?)
There were three rounds of interview. First one was screwing call, then manager, and third one was technical round.In hiring manager round, they ask me questions based on my resume, like how did you resolve this issue and how did you improve the performance.
The written test is performed by remote controlling on the zoom session of the interviewer that can be a bit tricky, If one is based in remote location, the lagging response of the mouse and keyword can adversely impact the performance.
Interview process was structured, thorough. Interviewers were nice they asked leetcode medium questions, think real time processing and hashmaps. There was a phone screen, an initial round just to ask basic Java based questions, next interview there was 2 technical questions, and then there was a final meeting with the tech manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me Java based questions, Leetcode Style questions and motivational questions.
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Nasdaq with 2.9 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 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nasdaq overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nasdaq as a Software Developer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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