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Elsevier Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Feb 24, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
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- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 4%In PersonIn Person
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Elsevier interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Elsevier with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 48.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Elsevier overall takes an average of 32 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Elsevier as a Software Engineer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 12%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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