BBC Software Engineer interview experience

First, I had a coding interview where I built an API collaboratively with the interviewer. The second stage started with a system design component at the beginning, and then it moved into answering a pre-defined list of questions the interviewers worked through.

The interviewers were polite and knowledgeable, and the whole thing felt respectful and fair while I was in the room. What disappointed me came later: it took around eight weeks to hear back, and even then it was only silence—no decision and no meaningful feedback, despite multiple follow-up emails.

I’d taken time off specifically