I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at State Street in Oct 2018
Interview
I applied online and got a 30-minute phone interview. It seems that the interviewer had a list of questions and he got through one by one. First several questions were easy but then the questions went harder and harder. I received the reject only one business day after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is ACID in database? What is the difference between SQL and NoSQL database?
Basic introduction
• Discuss your background, projects
• Questions like:
• Why Descript?
• What do you know about our product?
• Salary expectations
👉 Tip: Be ready to talk about audio/video editing, AI tools, or content workflows since Descript is in that space.
Interview process consisted of:
Logical/Puzzle interview -> Phone screening -> take home project -> Interview with managers
The main thing that made this process so unenjoyable was that it took place over 4 months (Early december to early march) which is unacceptable for an interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a flashlight and 8 batteries. There are 2 good batteries and 6 bad batteries. For the flashlight to work it requires 2 good batteries. Assuming you don't know which batteries are which, what is the minimum number of attempts you need to find the two good ones, assuming you get the worst case scenario?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at State Street (Hyderābād) in Oct 2025
Interview
It was very simple and easy interview process the questions were very basic mostly related to basic coding and Software Engineering concepts. you just need to brush up your basics and that would be enough
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at State Street with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at State Street overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at State Street as a Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 8%
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