Transport for London Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

London, EnglandPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with earlier online steps and then moved into an assessment centre that felt tightly organised.

At the AC, I ended up presenting my work and then answering questions in a structured way. The presentation part was meant to be fairly substantial—around 10 to 15 minutes on a technical project I’d worked on—followed by a competency-based interview tied to TfL values and then more technical questioning based on the job description.

What made it feel intense was that the discussion didn’t stop at my summary of the project. I had to go deeper: first on what I did, and then on the underlying reasoning, including how I aligned my approach with the organisation’s values. It was a blend of

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