Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Safaricom overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Safaricom as a Software Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Safaricom (Nairobi) in Feb 2025
Interview
The process was fairly easy and straightforward. They sent a link to my email that took me to a codility site. The test consisted of some DSA questions and also had some practical code that you had to read and see if there was anything wrong with the code and state if so.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a linked list and can it be reversed, and if so how?
Simple, did it online. Only one round of interviews. Lasted about an hour with a 5 team members. They got back to me after a month. Most of the questions were technical.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Safaricom (Nairobi) in Jul 2024
Interview
On the good side the interviewers were friendly and helpful during the process which was rigorous and searching for quality.
On the bad side, the process was lengthy and the tests may not be the best to filter quality employees as codility and similar tests are frequently used in the early stages. Also a lot of focus is on gender among other things that may consider inclusivity of women but may be overdone making quality a secondary factor