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      Software Engineer Interview

      May 1, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Helsinki, Southern Finland
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CGI (Helsinki, Southern Finland) in Mar 2023

      Interview

      I was contacted by the company on LinkedIn and the first meeting was arranged. During the meeting I met with the head of the unit, to which I was attracted and of their senior architects. In the first meeting I was generally introduced to the company and unit by the head; the architect was asking about the projects that I have worked in, technologies that I have been using, my general and career interests. My salary wish was also asked in that meeting. After the first meeting a technical interview was arranged. In the technical interview I was asked questions about Java, JavaScript, System Engineering, and Software Architecture. Technical interview meeting was very good: the person prepared well and questions were adequate - it was clear that they knew whom they needed and what hard and soft skills the suitable candidate should have. Finally, a meeting with the same unit's head was organized, where salary wish was asked again. This followed by the contract of proposal. In overall, very smooth interview process, without irrelevant elements. Company showed their maturity in understanding what and who is needed, and how to check that a given interviewed person suits them or not. Even though the salary was discussed 2 times, the offered contract was lower than expected, and company did not want to level it to the initial request. Their argument sounded baseless, and I was left with an impression that company was simply greedy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      - Analysis of code in Java and JavaScript; - Exception handling in Java; - Concurrency and multi-threading in Java; - JavaScript scopes; - JavaScript closures; - Reading and understanding of software architecture diagrams; - System design and improvement;
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      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for CGI

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 16, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bristol, England
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at CGI (Bristol, England)

      Interview

      Basic screening telephone call and then a technical chat. Context and scenario questions followed by more technical ones about Java, Spring, that sort of thing. Were reluctant to discuss client, why hiring, etc.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Recent experience with Java and Spring
      Answer question

      Software Developer Interview

      Jul 1, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at CGI

      Interview

      No behavioural question, just one live technical assignment on call. Asked to code something. After I was done, we discussed the work and my code. No other question was asked.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Asked to code something and discuss it.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 1, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at CGI

      Interview

      The interview process was straightforward and went well overall. It consisted of about four interview rounds, with each stage focusing on different skills, experience, and overall fit for the role. I did have a recruiter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is a compiler and what does private mean?
      Answer question

      CGI interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at CGI with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 128 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CGI overall takes an average of 23 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at CGI as a Software Engineer according to 128 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  26%

        Phone interview:  16%

        Skills test:  13%

        Background check:  10%

        Presentation:  10%

        Personality test:  7%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Drug test:  3%

        Other:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(2111) ;
        2. Consultant(1544) ;
        3. Senior Consultant(1418) ;
        4. Senior Software Engineer(1100) ;
        5. Business Analyst(539) ;
        6. Lead Analyst(454) ;
        7. Associate Software Engineer(450) ;
        8. Software Developer(432) ;
        9. IT Consultant(292) ;
        10. Director(236) ;
        11. Project Manager(218) ;
        12. Associate Consultant(170) ;
        13. Systems Engineer(157) ;
        14. Manager(124) ;
        15. Senior Business Analyst(110) .


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