Arup Software Engineer interview experience

From the start, it felt like a full evaluation rather than a casual interview, and it was split into three distinct parts.

First, there was an exam-style prompt tied to the role—things like spotting potential fire propagation problems from a building plan with multiple floors, then thinking through solutions to stop spread and ways to design to prevent hazards. Next came an interview with a team manager where they asked why the role, how I heard about it, why I was a good fit, and why I wanted Arup. The final segment was a case study where I worked through a problem using common sense, then