Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Thales with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 44 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thales overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thales as a Software Engineer according to 44 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Thales (Bengaluru) in May 2025
Interview
Online Assessment (OA)
Initial screening round conducted online.
Focused on DSA (Data Structures & Algorithms) and basic CS fundamentals.
Served as a shortlisting stage for technical interviews.
Technical Interview (Virtual)
Duration: ~30 minutes.
Questions mainly on coding problems (DSA) and core CS concepts such as OS, DBMS, and Networking.
Tested problem-solving ability and coding efficiency.
Technical (Face-to-Face)
Duration: ~30 minutes.
More in-depth DSA and problem-solving questions.
Also included discussions on project experience and system design basics.
Technical + Managerial Round
Duration: ~30 minutes.
Mixture of technical problem-solving and managerial evaluation (decision-making, communication, teamwork).
Assessed both technical depth and behavioral fit for the role.
I attended the interview process as part of a campus drive at a college in Bengaluru. Multiple colleges came as part of the drive for multiple disciplines. This was after I cleared a virtual Online Assessment which was a coding round. We were supposed to have 2 rounds of interviews and 1 hr round, but due to a large number of candidates, only 1 interview and 1 hr was conducted. Only those who qualified for the technical interview went through to HR. I was rejected at HR round.
I had two rounds of interview , First one is HR screening and next round with manager and lead engineer for technical round. Both went okay and well informed on the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
C++ , Embedded Linux , and other discussion around problem solving.
It was very long and tiring and ill managed because nothing was done with the help of computers. Everything was done on papwe which is ironical for a tech company.