Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Wells Fargo with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 72 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wells Fargo overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wells Fargo as a Software Engineer according to 72 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 2%
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They had 3 rounds.
1) Pre screening hackerrank test.
2) The 1st round tested coding skills in which they asked to solve 2 leetcode medium questions with interviewer on call.
3) Managerial round being about past projects and managerial questions.
The interview was good. After the behavioral questions I got asked a bunch of OOP and high level system design questions. The interviewer was polite throughout and gave me hints when I was stuck or couldn't remember something specifically.
I applied online. I interviewed at Wells Fargo (Compton, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
The recruiter was helpful and professional, and took the time to explain the process and the role in detail.
However, my experience with the hiring manager was less positive. During the conversation it felt like the communication style was quite condescending, with an assumption that others lacked understanding of the topics being discussed.
Overall, the recruiting process itself was organized well, but the interaction with the hiring manager made me reconsider whether this would be the right team environment for me.