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      Software Engineer Interview

      31 Oct 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BBC (London, England) in Sept 2022

      Interview

      The assessment center is a remote process. Where you'll have to conduct a technical task among multiple people. Followed by another interview that is supposedly a mix of behavioral and systems design questions. The interview itself took about 4 hours. It's exhausting and it goes through lunch (I'm not sure if this is by design, but it's stressful to code in front of 4 strangers explaining your thought process all the while hungry. 😁) The entire process is odd. You're told to treat it much like a day at work. But you shouldn't. I'm not sure if there is a miscommunication between the recruiters 'treat it like a day at work' philosophy and the technical team. Because the recruiters are the most lovely people you'll meet and do treat it like a day at work. While the technical team is more strict and will be less willing to engage with you. You're given the technical task ahead of time. Which makes it easy to solve. What you're not told is the design patterns you HAVE to follow, which is something I wasn't aware about until after. I did have to book a day's holiday just to interview here and I am a little bitter to be rejected over it now.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q: Show me a system you have designed
      Answer question
      3

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      17 Jan 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Salfords, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
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      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BBC (Salfords, England) in Jan 2026

      Interview

      The interview consisted of a same-day assessment. It included a one-hour technical pair programming session, followed by a short 15-minute break, and then a one-hour behavioural interview focused on experience and teamwork.

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      9 Dec 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Salford, North West England, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
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      Application

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      They asked structured questions, they expect structured answers with examples of experience despite them interviewing on potential. It's difficult to gage what they expect, any distraction from the structure puts you at a negative.

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