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      Placement Software Engineer Interview

      17 Feb 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Belfast, Northern Ireland
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kainos (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in Jan 2018

      Interview

      5 Person Group Interview on a desert island scenario, 2 to 1 interview with whiteboard programming, followed by a technical questionnaire in a room with 5 other candidates. Around 15 applicants for both graduate and placement positions brought into Mount Charles Office.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you reverse this string? (Whiteboard Programming)
      1 Answer
      2

      Other Placement Software Engineer interview reviews for Kainos

      Placement Software Engineer Interview

      29 Nov 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Birmingham, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kainos (Birmingham, England) in Nov 2023

      Interview

      At first, I had a normal, traditional interview where I was asked questions and then a technical question at the end. The interviewers were very friendly, super chill and made you very comfortable. It does not even feel like a formal, traditional interview. After the interview, I had a group activity where we had to discuss a problem. This was a really fun activity to do as well. They were all brilliant.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Which one of your projects failed and why? - What would you do differently if you had to start again?
      Answer question

      Placement Software Engineer Interview

      21 Apr 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Kainos in Nov 2021

      Interview

      Interview consisted of hour long interview with two employees, followed by a 45 minute break before an hour long group exercise. The first part of the interview included usual interview questions and ended with a technical question. This question is not too difficult and is there to see how you go about coding a solution. The second part of the interview involved around 4 candidates working through a non-technical problem together, to test how each candidate works in a team environment. Entire application process, including before and after the interview, was welcoming - the hiring team are very friendly and willing to offer help! Great communcation throughout - did not need to wait long for the result of my interview. Hiring team are happy to provide feedback from the interview so you can improve on any weaknesses.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give an example of a time you worked in a team to solve a problem?
      Answer question

      Placement Software Engineer Interview

      16 Dec 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kainos

      Interview

      Completely online (covid hiring). Sent my application in they got an invite to recruitment day over Teams. This involved a group interview and a 2 on 1 interview with some situational questions and a technical question on google docs.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      What do you know about kainos?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What would you do if a stakeholder kept changing requirements?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Whiteboarding Question - Basic string validation in any language including pseudo-code
      Answer question
      1

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