I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Scott Logic (Bristol, England) in Jul 2022
Interview
I was approached by the recruiter via Linkedin and overall it took a month to go thru 2 rounds of Technical ,1 round of Manageiral and 1 round of HR before offer was released. I fully enjoyed the process and the recruiter kept me in loop about what's expected from me in each round.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
Write a function to check if a number is the power of 2^ and a positive integer.
Minimum number of times you need to use a scale to find the heaviest of the 8 balls, and what's the mximum number of balls you can weigh using 2 chances. Once I answered they asked the next question as What's the maximum number of balls we can use to find out the heaviest in 3 tries?
Behavious Questions ... How to resolve conflict?, How you provided your expertise to other teams or team members?, What kind of your natural traits have helped you in your work?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Scott Logic
Interview
Very bad interview experience. It was evident that the interviewers had no interview experience and that the company was not organised. One person was bigging up the company about how they give everyone the best chance possible to succeed. After one arguably bad interview by myself (where both interviewers were constantly interrupting my thought process - each guiding me in a different direction...), I was told that they were still keen to proceed. A couple of days later, they changed their mind due to one of the interviewers blowing up. Clearly they have a very bad company culture that 1/3 of the interview panel can make a demand like this. What happened to giving everyone the best possible chance? Don't apply here.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Scott Logic in Nov 2022
Interview
The interview process was well-structured and efficient. They outlined clearly on their invitation what the interview would entail, who would be joining and how long it would last, which I appreciated as it did not feel like they were trying to catch me off-guard like other companies I interviewed with. It consisted of three stages, two technical interviews and a behavioural one. I found their way of evaluating a candidate's technical abilities very smart. Their questions were challenging but they were aligned with the day-to-day responsibilities of a software engineer. They were focused on how a candidate approaches a problem and not if they remember the syntax of a particular language. Overall, everyone I interacted with left a positive impression on me, and the company's clear communication and friendly approach to the interview process further reinforced my belief that this would be a great place to work. Despite having another offer, I felt confident that this company was the right fit for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding question with follow-up questions about optimising, logical puzzles, design patterns.
