Deliveroo·Software Engineer

Deliveroo Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

United KingdomPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I prepared seriously for the assessment because the prep document made it clear the test would focus on backend topics—algorithms, REST APIs, system design, and microservices.

I put real time into getting ready for that.

Then the test started and it included a frontend React component, with no prior warning. I didn’t have React experience, and it was frustrating to find out midway through a test that the topic mix didn’t match what I’d been told to expect. I reached out to the recruiter to ask if I’d been sent the correct assessment, but I was ghosted after that.

The whole thing left me feeling like I lost the time I had invested on preparation. My overall impression was that the process didn’t just test skills—it blindsided me on the scope.

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