Shell·Software Engineer

Shell Software Engineer interview experience

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London, ONPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly classic multi-step flow: an assessment first, then interviews that blended technical and behavioral evaluation.

After the initial screen, I ended up talking to people who probed my problem-solving approach, my teamwork experience, and my basic programming understanding.

The technical side wasn’t just theory. I had an initial technical screening followed by a more rigorous hands-on coding assessment, which felt like the part where they really separated candidates. It was hosted on a platform-style setup, and it made the whole process feel more concrete because you couldn’t just describe what you’d done—you had to do it.

After those rounds, there was a behavioral/HR discussion that tied back into how I

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