I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo in May 2023
Interview
Overall experience was good. Interviewers and recruiters both make you feel comfortable and are open to discussions and answering your queries. There are following phases: recruiter screening, online screening (coding) via HackerRank, post that home assessment (code), design round, behavioral round, live coding (enhancing the home assessment) . Deliveroo has a good process for the interviews and are flexible to set the dates as per your convenience. I would add following Home Assessment (coding) related cautions (esp. if you are a Java developer) : 1. At the very outset confirm with the recruiters as to who would be evaluating this assessment, are they experienced Java developers or not? I had the evaluation with some senior folks (Snr. Staff level) and I had to share atleast 1-2 paragraphs of instructions for running a Java main method application. 2) Their expectation is a more functional language code which is short. As per my understanding they are not adept with Clean Code methodology or the Single Responsibility Priniciple style of coding. So, if you are planning to structure your code in that regard, please get such things confirmed from recruiter at first hand. As it will help with the process and setting right expectations both for interviewer and the interviewee.. 3) Focus will be on TDD approach of solving during the live coding round. System design round, pls concentrate on requirement gathering for good time and keep taking feedback from interviewer if they are good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Home assessment was to write code on specific topic, covering different scenarios and cases for a single input.
I had only initial HR interview call, where we discussed my experience, their expectations for the role, etc. Dropped after HR screen after they told salary ranges. Deliveroo doesnt provide RSUs so total compensation is very small. Decided to save each other time.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo in Mar 2025
Interview
Screening was done via hackerrank automated assessment. 15 multiple choice questions and 2 coding questions you need to solve in 90 minutes. Problems were easy and within 1 hour after submission I received an email from the recruiter that they would like to proceed. After I submitted my time slots for next interviews, both recruiters ghosted me even after I gave them a nudge couple of weeks after. I get that hiring situation can change, but ghosting looks unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions on testing, REST, microservice architecture, etc
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Deliveroo (Bengaluru) in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview process was simple. I was able to blast through all the round. But once the interview is completed, I did not hear from them. When asked, they said they are waiting on to collect the feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System Design round- It was more of a common counter problem what they asked.
