Franklin Templeton Interview Questions
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Franklin Templeton
Senior UX Designer
Senior Difficult Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process started with a recruiter screener call lasting 30-45 minutes. Following that, there was a 30-45 minute standard interview focusing on your background and how it aligns with the job description. The next two rounds were technical panel interviews: one with a UX designer and a solutions architect, and another with two product managers. Finally, the last round was with the group CTO for the top 2-3 candidates.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain what UX design is to someone who isn't familiar with technology?
- Describe how you'd manage a situation where the engineering team resisted building a feature you believed was essential for users.
Franklin Templeton
HR Shared Services Specialist
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
I had an initial phone interview with their recruiter back in November. The recruiter asked me typical behavioral questions and inquired about my previous work experience. They also seemed really focused on whether I would fit in with their company culture. The interview felt pretty straightforward and I think it went well. She even mentioned that someone would reach out for a second interview. But, after that call, I never heard back from them, not even after I sent a follow-up email. It was pretty disappointing, considering they're a company that talks a lot about values like professionalism and respect, to experience such a lack of communication and transparency.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you describe your past work experience?
Franklin Templeton
Software Engineer/Data Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I applied via the Franklin Templeton portal and got a quick call from HR, then a test link. The HackerRank test covered Python, SQL, Snowflake, data modeling, and data warehousing, which I finished in about 45 mins. HR called again to set up the interview. The 45-minute interview was rough though. The interviewer didn't introduce himself, kept his camera off, and seemed uninterested. I answered everything within 20 mins, but he didn't know much about the modern data stack, like dbt, and asked outdated questions. He seemed to want rehearsed answers. Then he'd go silent for 3-4 mins. Super disappointing and a waste of time.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you talk about your past projects?
- Could you walk me through an end-to-end data pipeline from your current project and explain its business impact?
- Tell me about Snowflake features like Time travel, CDC, and its Architecture.
Franklin Templeton
Analyst
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding System Design
I applied online and heard back from a recruiter about a week or so later via email. They wanted to set up an initial chat to go over my interests in the company and my past experience. About a week after that, I had a second round, a "business interview" with the Head of Digital Platforms. The first round was about 20 minutes, and the second was about 30 minutes.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- What makes you want to join Franklin Templeton?
- In Java, how would you set up a role-based access control (RBAC) system for financial apps?
- Describe your approach to designing and building an event-driven architecture for processing financial transactions.
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