Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Morningstar with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Morningstar overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Morningstar as a Software Engineer according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Morningstar (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2017
Interview
4 behavioral rounds and one technical round to work on a group project. 4 30 mins behavioral interviews followed by a 2 hour long group technical interview which was further followed by a presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly behavioral, they stress a lot on what kind of person you are.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Morningstar (Mumbai) in May 2026
Interview
It was easy dsa questions and few sql and mostly it was calm and composed interview and i got selected later on same day after giving interview later on hr questions were on how you fit what actions u take and all that
round 1 Is a 30 minute interview with the senior manager, basically does a deep dive into projects and skills in your resume and then technical questions. round 2 Is onsite
I asked the HR contact what type of questions/assessment the interview would consist of, and they said whiteboarding technical problems. The actual interview surprisingly was questions about my experiences instead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you and your team for this project on your resume decide on your tech stack?