I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BlackRock (London, England) in May 2025
Interview
The interview consisted of three stages. The first was a 45-minute live coding exercise in Java focused on stock calculations and data aggregation to evaluate technical skills and data comprehension.
The second stage was a one-hour technical interview covering my background, previous projects, and depth of knowledge in the technologies listed on my resume.
The final stage was an onsite behavioral interview that explored my work style and approach to collaboration.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java Stream API questions in the second stage interview
I applied online. I interviewed at BlackRock (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Mar 2026
Interview
There was no HR interview only tehnical intreview, Interviewer were really shay and if they ask question they will not follow up for example I say if I I will sort string character then make string then check hash to see if they are anagram They ask me what you mean hash?
Like what I mean hash I start talking about hash and how it function in Java after that there was awkward silence. Without any follow ups, like it's was correct or not
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was no HR interview only
Technical interview was to leetcode task. One was to check if triangle have 2 equal sides or all equal sides.
Other from array of string find anagram and only save first anagram in list.
Can I use stream for this
Inheretance vs Abstract class
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BlackRock (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Aug 2025
Interview
Applied to their job opening through LinkedIn. Got contacted by HR a week later asking to schedule a meeting. Questioned me about my experience and decided not to continue on the process because of my limited backend experience.
Software Engineer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at BlackRock with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Associate roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BlackRock overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BlackRock as a Software Engineer Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
Group panel interview: 21%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Personality test: 7%
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