Software Engineer Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Nokia with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Trainee roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nokia overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nokia as a Software Engineer Trainee according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nokia (Amadora) in Oct 2025
Interview
I did not get past the first HR interview but the process was:
1. Screening call with HR to discuss conditions and schedule interview.
2. 45 minute interview with HR and one of the Engineering Managers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR Questions:
- Questions about working in group settings.
- "Tell us of a recent challenge you faced and how did you overcome it?"
- "Tell us about a weak point you have"
Technical Questions:
- Brief discussion about C/C++ knowledge and university projects.
90 minute HackerEarth assessment features 10 MCQs spanning C++, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, and Linux, followed by two C++ coding challenges.
After that another interview with tech lead would had taken place.
good overall experince.The intrviewers were nice and quite polite and it went well.Overall a good experince.The interview included only 1 45min interview process with 3 team members and each of them asked question which they though about.mostly general