Phone interview with HR followed by video interview with eventual team leader. Had to give a short presentation to show what I could bring to the team, and answer competency based questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How familiar are you with technical subject matter the team concentrates on, at a relatively basic level.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ricardo in Mar 2026
Interview
The recruitment process consists of four stages: an HR interview, a fairly straightforward deductive reasoning test, a presentation exercise, and a final interview. The HR team were excellent throughout: professional, efficient and genuinely pleasant to deal with. Unfortunately, my experience during the third-stage interview was quite different. I found the interview rather flat and struggled to connect with the interviewers. The conversation felt somewhat uninspiring and, despite discussing technical topics, I did not come away with a particularly strong impression of the team or the work. In all honesty, that stage significantly reduced my enthusiasm for the role, which was a shame as my initial impressions of the company had been very positive
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviews were largely focused on competency-based questions,
Phone call and fairly simple with in house recruiter/HR. Basic questions on background and experience to assess alignment with the teams needs before proceeding to interviews with the team leads
