Nokia·Software Engineer

Nokia Software Engineer interview experience

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Lisbon, Lisbon DistrictPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After an initial setup step, I had a set of technical discussions that leaned into core engineering fundamentals, with C++ showing up throughout.

One of the sessions had a problem-solving feel with questions on OOP concepts and SQL queries, and then two tasks that were easy to moderate—both based on arrays and strings. Another interview explored more of the practical system side, with topics like debugging and coding alongside the expectation to speak through what I was doing.

The most intense part was an assessment environment that combined multiple-choice questions with hands-on coding. I was given a HackerEarth-style test with a spread of topics across C++, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, and Linux, followed by two separate C++

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