Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at CARFAX with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CARFAX overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CARFAX as a Senior Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CARFAX in Jan 2025
Interview
Did a call with HR, then a screen sharing interviewing with two of the developers, and then a panel interview with more screen sharing coding challenges. Was rejected because they were in fact looking for a "lead" developer, no idea why the job was posted as "Senior Software Engineer". Over all, the experience was good, everyone was very professional and the coding questions were relevant. Also, HR mentioned they don't provide relocation assistance and you have to be in London before starting work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Input validation, different validation rules for different fields in a table. Done in Python.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CARFAX (Washington, DC) in May 2025
Interview
Applied online, about 2 weeks later I was invited to a teams call and to give availability. This email was sent out 8:00PM on a Friday. I gave my availability on Sunday and did not get a response. All of Monday passed and I was given a time slot at 6:00PM. I replied 5 minutes later telling the recruiter that time did not work and gave a few time slots. I was then ignored all up until 10 minutes past the original email. The recruiter then had the gall to email me telling me they waited 10 minutes and I did not show up, and that they rescheduled the interview for the next day at the same time.
Extremely unprofessional and wasted everyone’s time in the process.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CARFAX (London, ON) in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview process was highly relevant to the job description, consisting of four rounds: two coding exercises, a technical discussion, and a manager meeting. The coding exercises were the standout feature, focusing directly on the core skills required for the role, such as integrating external APIs, creating RESTful APIs, and using ReactJS for front-end development. The technical interview questions were equally aligned with the job requirements and my previous experience. This was one of the most thoughtfully designed interview processes I’ve encountered—truly geared toward enabling candidates to succeed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you remove personal identity information from user Questions in Chatbox project?