Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vanguard overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vanguard as a Senior Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Drug test: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA) in Oct 2020
Interview
Interviewed after internal referral, couple of phone calls with the recruiter then scheduled technical interview and behavioral interview. They offered me 35 000 less than my current salary, because of their benefits and their company name lol. For freshers it will be good company to start their career, if you have real experience don’t waste your time. Little or no follow up from recruiter, after each steps I have to send emails for the next step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing exceptional, usual Java, spring, spring boot , angular and aws questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (London, England) in Feb 2025
Interview
Technical interview with 2 stages
1st stage - Tech interview ( May or may not code pairing)
2nd stage - Behavioural interview
3rd stage - final round to discuss the offer and packages
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard in Jun 2021
Interview
First is the OA. It was pretty straightforward and easy.
Next one is the phone interview, the recruiter will ask a couple of questions about your resume. Then they will send you a system design problem on the last interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Basic Java questions
2. Design a website to tell people if they are eligible for fund withdrawal.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Vanguard (Philadelphia, PA) in May 2021
Interview
I was contacted directly by Vanguard HR and an interview was set up promptly. They asked questions about current projects and my experience with relevant tech. I was expecting a coding interview, however, it was mostly an experience based and conversational interview.