I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zopa (London, England) in June 2023
Interview
The whole process was smooth, efficient and well organised from start to finish. The communication was excellent. The interviewers gave the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and experience. The questions weren't easy but at the level I would expect for the role and open ended enough to start a conversation. The actual process: 1. Initial phone call describing the role. 2. Technical interview. 3. Pair programming exercise (chance to look at the codebase the interview was based on beforehand). 4. System design interview / conversation with VP engineering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would fix a specific bug in the pair programming exercise.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zopa (London, England) in Nov 2024
Interview
After a short conversation with the recruiter, he booked me an interview with 2 other senior engineers. While it was a pleasant conversation, it felt more like they were interested in my previous job than in me. Many questions were on how things 'were' rather than how would you do x, y ,z.
It's the kind of question you'd expect for a more behavioural interview but you cannot be an assessment of your tech knowledge or ability.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zopa (London, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
A staff in TA did an initial call to screen and describe the role. Then an coding interview will be organized with 2 interviews. The code base will be sent to you few days before interview. During the interview, you will be asked to implement some additional requirements. Make sure you have TDD in mind. Then the next one is system design interview. Highly suggest to watch some youtube videos for system design interview or reading some system design books to prepare for that. The last interview will be a short chat with VP of Engineering. Overall, the experience is good and the interviews are clear and well organized. TA has done a good job to follow you through the process of interview and gives you adequate feedback from the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pair Programming (TDD), Data Structure Question, System Design