It was an easy going and comfortable process. It was a virtual interview where I was asked to explain them my resume. Then questions based on my resume were asked and also on my role in the company. The overall process was very easy going and had a great experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were asked based on the Resume and on various skills mentioned in the resume.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SLB
Interview
There was a phone screen with the hiring manager that was mostly behavioral. The next round was an on site with 4 people (all engineers) and a group interview to end the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to write an algorithm to detect a palindrome.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SLB (Urbana, IL) in Oct 2025
Interview
Leetcode problems within 45 mins.
I have done 2. The first one is easy.
The second one is middle, using the graph and DFS.
Also need to provide every solution's time and space complexity
I applied online. I interviewed at SLB in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied online; the interview was conducted by Karat Studio, which was a third party conducting technical interviews for SLB. The interviewer was quite friendly and explained the process pretty well.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Asked three complexity and data structure application questions,
Graph-based LeetCode-style question, another follow-up with slightly higher difficulty. Be prepared to define classes/methods and run your own test cases.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SLB with 2.8 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 73% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 89 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SLB overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SLB as a Software Engineer according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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