I applied online. I interviewed at Nokia in Mar 2016
Interview
First phone call by a recruiter from LinkedIn. The recruiter scheduled an online coding challenge using coderpad. The question was about
Binary Search in a rotated array. Find the minimum number. Classic algorithm question. The interviewer was pleasant and managed time well.
Good, the first interview is basically on personal experience, no major coding, just minor and just conversation. Need to write on paper to explain answer. The interviewer listen to my story of my experience. Have good communication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about youself, and ask me about how to do good design
I applied online. I interviewed at Nokia (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in Jun 2026
Interview
Chill interview experience overall. The recruiters were friendly, approachable, and professional throughout. Questions were realistic, relevant to the role, and not overly tricky. Communication was clear and process felt respectful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain virtual classes, how they work, their purposes, and how to code then
They asked about oops, sql queries and two problems to solve, each were easy to moderate level and it was based on arrays and strings, overall experience was average for me. It was face to face interview.
Nokia interviews FAQs
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nokia with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 160 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 according to 160 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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