Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Andela with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 78 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Andela overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Andela as a Software Engineer according to 78 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 2%
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The interview process is online all through. You get a mail, then you take the english proficiency test. Next is the code interview stage. It consists of data structure and algorithm questions from Hacker rank. Then, a technical interview
The process involved a personality test, a timed coding assessment in a language of your preference with about three questions, and a face-to-face interview with the recruiter.
I then had a technical interview.
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Previous experience with the job I was applying for
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Andela in May 2025
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I was reached out to by a recruiter. The whole process had 2 stages. The first one was an online test with single or multiple choice questions (these are often extremely ambiguous) and a tech task. Then you have a tech interview. The questions themselves were quite easy but there is another live coding challenge where you can't use an IDE or debugger. Failed live coding got an automated rejection email just in a few minutes. Do not recommend.
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What have you done at your current and previous projects. Have you designed a DB from scratch etc.
My interview with Andela was a great experience. The interviewers were professional and friendly, which made me feel comfortable throughout the process. They asked thoughtful questions that tested both my technical and problem-solving skills. I appreciated the structure of the interview—it was well-organized and gave me an opportunity to showcase my strengths. It also gave me a good sense of the company's culture and what they value in a candidate. Overall, it was both challenging and encouraging, and I left the interview feeling confident and motivated.
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Can you walk us through how you would design a RESTful API for a task management application (like Trello or Asana)?