Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SLB with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SLB overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SLB as a Software Engineer according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Personality test: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through university. I interviewed at SLB (Pune) in Aug 2019
Interview
The questions were entirely based on the resume and were tailored according to the candidate. 2 Technical interviews and 2 rounds of HR. The interview process was smooth and engaging.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SLB
Interview
There was a phone screen with the hiring manager that was mostly behavioral. The next round was an on site with 4 people (all engineers) and a group interview to end the day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to write an algorithm to detect a palindrome.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SLB (Urbana, IL) in Oct 2025
Interview
Leetcode problems within 45 mins.
I have done 2. The first one is easy.
The second one is middle, using the graph and DFS.
Also need to provide every solution's time and space complexity
I applied online. I interviewed at SLB in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied online; the interview was conducted by Karat Studio, which was a third party conducting technical interviews for SLB. The interviewer was quite friendly and explained the process pretty well.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Asked three complexity and data structure application questions,
Graph-based LeetCode-style question, another follow-up with slightly higher difficulty. Be prepared to define classes/methods and run your own test cases.