SSSE·Software Engineer

SSE Software Engineer interview experience

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Perth, ScotlandPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying through the SSE careers site, I went through a fairly structured sequence.

I had to complete my CV and answer a few competency/motivation prompts, including why SSE and why the role, and it felt like they were checking alignment with things like safety and sustainability as much as my background. If I made it through, there was an online assessment stage that mixed a situational judgement test with numerical reasoning (graphs, percentages, data interpretation) and possibly verbal reasoning. Overall it wasn’t deeply technical, but it was time-pressured enough that I had to stay really focused.

Next came a recorded video interview in a HireVue-style format. I was

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