NNetwork Rail·Software Engineer

Network Rail Software Engineer interview experience

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Manchester, EnglandPosted Feb 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the initial contact, I had an online discussion that mixed technical and non-technical questions and was paced in a way that made me feel at least somewhat at ease.

It was led by two senior asset engineers, and although the questions weren’t all the same type, the overall vibe was still structured around understanding how I think and how I’d approach work.

A big part of it was scenario-style: I was given situations that could plausibly happen in the company, and I had to explain what I would do, including how I’d fix things when something went wrong. Each question came with a short window to read carefully, and I was given a few minutes to answer clearly.

I left the interview feeling like the process was trying to assess my reasoning rather than just

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