Hsbc·Software Engineer

Hsbc Software Engineer interview experience

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Sheffield, EnglandPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right after applying, I had to fill out an application and upload my CV, then move into online assessments.

That included logical and situational judgments, plus video-based answers to behavioral and motivational prompts. I remember getting holding emails while waiting between parts, and the process dragged across a few weeks.

A day or so after finishing the OA, I was invited to an online coding assessment that included three questions. The coding portion felt like the real technical checkpoint in the timeline, while the earlier video component was a different kind of evaluation entirely—more about how I responded to prompts.

Overall the difficulty ranged up to difficult depending on the stage,

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