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JLR Software Engineer interview experience

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Gaydon, EnglandPosted Dec 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a process that felt very business-strategy heavy, with “reimagine” taking center stage.

The first section lasted around two hours and included a strategy-focused component with a short presentation, followed by more discussion that stayed firmly in business management territory. I didn’t get much room to show engineering depth, and in hindsight that gap was exactly what made it feel mismatched to what I expected from a software engineering role.

After that, the rest of the process continued to emphasize company transitions—especially the firm’s electric vehicle shift—so a lot of the interview themes stayed at the business level rather than technical problem-solving. Even though

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