I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Dec 2015
Interview
The interview process was good. It was informal to start which made you feel a little more relaxed, and all staff were friendly. Around two days after I submitted my application I was asked to complete a short video interview (which took around 10 minutes). After this, I was invited to the assessment centre which consisted of 4 interviews and a technical test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a family member came to you for advice because their laptop was running slow, and buying a new one wasn't an option, what would you recommend?
Was pretty straight forward, very technical and business oriented. Focus heavily on current events as well as business acumen to translate to a technology front. With simple preparation and due diligence beforehand it should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one market mover currently happening that interests you and postulate what markets it is and will impact?
Technical Questions as well as a few short free response questions. Pretty quick interview, all questions were done online. Sometimes can record the answers. Very quick and easy process for the first step.
Included a recorded interview answering one of their questions with infinite retries, and a leetcode medium coding challenge that was on the easier side. There was no time limit on the coding challenge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at BlackRock as a software engineer?