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      Graduate Software Engineer Interview

      12 May 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England

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      Graduate Software Engineer Interview

      18 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Starling (London, England) in Feb 2024

      Interview

      The interview process at Starling had a few stages. First, they screened my CV and invited me to upload a video answering some behavioral questions. After that, I had a take-home technical test where I had to develop an API, which took a few hours. Next, I had a technical interview where they asked some basic computer science questions and went through my take-home task with me. The final stage was a behavioral interview with a lead engineer and an HR rep. The interview was going really well with the engineer, but the HR person joined about five minutes late and didn’t seem very interested, which was a bit off-putting. After about a week, I got a call saying they had chosen another candidate. The whole process took around 2-3 months.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      One question that stood out was when they asked me to describe a previous project from work, even though they knew I had just graduated from university. It felt a bit unexpected since I didn’t have professional experience yet, but I tried to focus on my final year project and explain how it showcased the skills they were looking for
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      Starling response
      10mo
      Thank you for taking the time to write a review of our recruitment process - we appreciate it.
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Starling (London, England)

      Interview

      An initial screening one way video interview. Then a take home test, Then a technical interview, then a final interview. Technical interview consists of reviewing take home test and talking through it, and then answering system design and database questions.

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      Question 1

      System design + database of a recurring outgoing payment
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      Graduate Software Engineer Interview

      22 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Starling in Nov 2025

      Interview

      There are four stage interviews, first one is one way video interview. Second is technical assessment third and fourth talking with other engineers but I got declined in first stage

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      Question 1

      What was your last project and which language did you use and why?
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      Graduate Software Developer Interview

      22 Nov 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Starling (London, England)

      Interview

      Applied through their website, first stage was a one way interview where you recorded yourself answering various questions. Then it was a technical challenge to build a "round-up" feature using their public API. After that it was a technical interview with two software engineers, talking about the challenge and then some more general technical questions. Not too much on previous experience, more of a focus on technical knowledge from university etc.

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      Starling response
      10mo
      Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your recruitment process with us- it's really great to hear that you had a positive experience.