Safaricom·Software Engineer

Safaricom Software Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying, I moved into a Codility-style coding test that they sent by email.

The test itself felt fairly standard: a mix of DSA questions plus a practical coding section where I had to read code, spot what was wrong, and explain what I would fix.

A bit later, I had interviews with the hiring team followed by HR. The hiring team interview was the most technical part and centered around system design, so I had to switch gears from problem-solving to thinking through architecture and tradeoffs. The HR conversation was mainly behavioral, and it felt like a straightforward fit-and-expectations check.

Overall the flow didn’t feel chaotic. I came away feeling the company

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