HSBC Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Mar 24, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 19%Applied onlineApplied online
- 9%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 9%RecruiterRecruiter
- 9%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
271 interviews
HSBC interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HSBC with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 74 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 Software Engineer according to 74 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Analyst(967) ;
- Manager(866) ;
- Assistant Manager(739) ;
- Software Engineer(723) ;
- Business Analyst(560) ;
- Customer Service Representative(500) ;
- Project Manager(446) ;
- Relationship Manager(443) ;
- Vice President(440) ;
- Intern(439) ;
- Senior Software Engineer(388) ;
- Associate(378) ;
- Personal Banker(352) ;
- Senior Manager(276) ;
- Director(246) .
