Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Safaricom with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.1% 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 25 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Safaricom overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Safaricom as a Software Engineer according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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The interview process was smooth and well-organized. It began with an online assessment on Codility, followed by a comprehensive interview with the hiring manager. Overall, the experience was positive, and I received encouraging feedback, which reinforced my interest in the role and company.
Simple, did it online. Only one round of interviews. Lasted about an hour with a 5 team members. They got back to me after a month. Most of the questions were technical.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Safaricom (Nairobi) in Jul 2024
Interview
On the good side the interviewers were friendly and helpful during the process which was rigorous and searching for quality.
On the bad side, the process was lengthy and the tests may not be the best to filter quality employees as codility and similar tests are frequently used in the early stages. Also a lot of focus is on gender among other things that may consider inclusivity of women but may be overdone making quality a secondary factor