
OneSpan Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 107 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at OneSpan.
Fullstack Developer
I applied for a full-stack position and the company seemed really disorganized. The first step was a quick 15-minute chat with HR, who then outlined what to expect in the subsequent interview, which was supposed to be a one-hour technical session involving a live coding exercise using IntelliJ. However, the first technical interview ended up being only 30 minutes and didn't include any live coding. For the second technical interview, I was told it would be on-site and that I'd be tested on both front-end and back-end technologies by specific people. When I arrived at their office, none of that happened. The interviewers weren't the ones expected, citing illness and absence. They also seemed unaware I was interviewing for a full-stack role and focused only on back-end, as that was their area of expertise. Honestly, the entire experience felt very unorganized and unprofessional, raising significant red flags for me, regardless of whether they want to proceed.
- Can you tell me about multithreads?
- What are the newest features in Java?
- What do you understand by 'test'?
Graphic Designer
Hiring for a graphic designer role. The company is based in America but is looking for local employees. The hiring process was not very clear and provided no feedback at all. The HR part of the process is handled by external companies, which might be why the communication was poor. The offered salary is quite good, but the job also comes with many responsibilities.
- Is French language proficiency required for local compliance?
Senior Software Engineer
First, I had a 20-minute chat with HR about my past work and what I'm looking for now, also discussing salary. They have a set budget which felt a bit low, but I still wanted to see what else was there. Then, I had a panel interview with two people. It started with introductions, which felt off, and then talking about my recent jobs. One person jumped into really basic Java questions. There were two times when the interviewer interrupted and kind of went on a tangent about what they thought, which I found a bit unprofessional. I was pretty much done mentally but kept going. Honestly, it was the worst interview I've had, but I think with some changes to how the interviewers act, it could be way better.
- Can you explain the Java memory model?
- What's the difference between the stack and the heap in memory?
- Have you used Java 8 or 11? What's new in Java 8 specifically?
Product Specialist
Got contacted by Talent Acquisition about a month after applying. The whole thing was 5 rounds: first, TA, then Supervisor/Hiring manager, then Service Delivery Manager and Incident Manager, then Director Customer Support (Americas), and finally Director Customer Support (EMEA) and Team Lead (EMEA). The interviewers were all really professional and seemed prepared, asking relevant questions for the role, which was nice. Felt like the offer really recognized my past experience and knowledge, so I accepted.
- A mix of soft and hard skill questions were asked.
- Situational questions and scenarios on how to deal with challenging customer support situations were presented.
- Technical questions based on overlaps between previously acquired knowledge (as per resume) and role-related notions (general networking, security, protocols) were asked.
OneSpan Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from OneSpan interview reports.
“Where are String objects stored in memory, and where is the String pool located?”
Read reports →“What occurs if no exception is thrown in a try block?”
Read reports →“Write a SQL query to count students in a specific class who are enrolled in fewer than 3 subjects.”
Read reports →“What's the difference between creating a String using 'new' versus using a literal string?”
Read reports →“Regarding Java 8's HashMap update, what changed, why, and what are the benefits?”
Read report →“What's the difference between the stack and the heap in memory?”
Read report →“Is it possible to have a try-catch block without a catch or finally block?”
Read report →“What is a wildcard in generics and in what situations would you use it?”
Read report →“Can you explain the difference between linear and binary search and their use cases?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 107 OneSpan interview reports.