NNetwork Rail·Software Engineer

Network Rail Software Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Dec 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My application started with the usual online entry point, then I hit a situational judgement style test.

After that, there was an app-based assessment using an interactive phone game, followed by a recorded video interview stage. The whole sequence felt fairly test-heavy and more stressful than I expected, but the structure was clear enough once I was in it.

The video interview itself was situational and timed, with multiple questions where I had to read briefly and then answer quickly. What surprised me was how much they seemed to want context about Network Rail beyond railways—signalling, tunnels, viaducts, and related infrastructure came up in what I talked through. When I focused on those

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