Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at ABB with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ABB overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ABB as a Software Engineer according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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First of all to have a phone call with the Human Resources after passing that step you are talking to experienced person from company and having questions about your knowledge so for did not have something extremly difficult
Pretty staright forward hr, then hiring manger and then the team. Technincal interview at the 2nd stage. Mostly system design questions. Did not manage to get the role but a good experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When do you use a relational database and when do you use a non relational database
Good experience. HR and managers are really helpful to get you through. Easy to access portal and supportive environments. Basic needs to be strong. Interview lasts for an hour approximately.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at ABB (Bengaluru) in Sep 2025
Interview
First, a hackathon was conducted which we - in a team of 4 had to complete within the given time. People were shortlisted from the presentation and it was followed by GD, and several interview rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the online presentation, everything about frontend and backend, and ML in the hackathon we took part in was asked.