Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SmartNews with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 42.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SmartNews overall takes an average of 22 days.
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I have two rounds, the first is for coding and the second is for system design. I failed in the second round. Overall, I think it is not very difficult.
two codings, including CV projects details.
one system design, didn't do it well.
one tech leader more on soft skills like communication
one cultural fit about general question, doesn't get the key points.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SmartNews (Tokyo) in May 2024
Interview
The process takes about one month. It starts with a Codility test, followed by three rounds of interviews:
First round: 1-hour coding interview and 1-hour system design interview
Second round: 1-hour domain knowledge interview and 1-hour behavioral interview
Final round: 1-hour behavioral interview