Junior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Wise with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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The Wise interview process begins with a timed HackerRank test typically featuring three tasks—a LeetCode-style algorithm question (often focused on sliding windows or arrays), a SQL query involving joins/aggregations, and a REST API filtering task. If you pass, you move to the Maki People assessment, which includes rapid-fire "attention to detail" matching, multiple-choice software engineering fundamentals, and a series of one-way video recordings where you must demonstrate "Wise values" (like customer advocacy and autonomy) using the STAR method. Success in these automated stages leads to live technical interviews focused on pair programming and system design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why should we hired you and how you can contribute to team?