Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HSBC overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HSBC as a Senior Software Engineer according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 2%
Presentation: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HSBC (Toronto, ON) in May 2025
Interview
3 rounds of interview. 1 take home task. Range of question from java collections, DS, new java features, angular, Javascript, multithreading and databases. Writing code, finds bugs in other codes, understanding chinesse as interview talking in Chinese while I was solving the problem. One of the worst interview experiences had in ages. Dumbest interviewer that I have seen In my life. Kept hoping on requirements and trying to be smart.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code for Pattern matching and file reading and mapping.
1. Submit resume through recruitment software. 2. HR screens resumes. 3. HR conducts a brief phone interview. 4. Submit resume through the official website. 5. Values test. 6. Business interview by the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What measures have you taken in your past projects to ensure system and data security?
It was okayish, not very difficult, They just take average interviews. Basic React and Java script questions only, They ask Limited and easy level leetcode DSA questions. It wont be that difficult to crack if you have your basics cleared in the first place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic Js questions and react questions mostly related to hooks
I applied online. I interviewed at HSBC (Kraków) in Dec 2025
Interview
2 technical interviews (1 onsite + 1 online). Questions mostly about Java, Spring, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and REST APIs. Doing some pair programming for fixing a faulty API. They expressed their enthusiasm about my joining the team, but they suddenly ghosted me. After I sent some emails requesting clarification, they replied 2 months later, informing me that the role had been put on hold. Totally unprofessional.