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Safaricom Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.8 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
71.4% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Safaricom.

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Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Presentation Coding Behavioral

This was for an intern position right out of college. It was all in person at the office, no remote interviews. The process had a few stages, including written and oral parts, plus an aptitude test. They covered technical details and asked about the company.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Tell me about technical details.
  • What do you know about the company?
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NOC Engineer

Engineering

Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Group

The whole process spanned about a month and included two interviews. The first one was a written technical interview focused on telecoms knowledge. Then, the second interview was a verbal one with a panel comprising HR and technical managers. Both interviews felt pretty friendly and interactive.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain the LTE architecture?
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NOC Engineer

Engineering

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

The interview process was online. They mostly want to know about your technical experience. It was 2 stages. The first stage was a technical written or oral recorded interview. The second stage was oral.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you share your background and relevant experience?

Safaricom Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Safaricom interview reports.

As this was a technical interview, a panelist asked: "Draw me a house?"

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Can you elaborate on the general aspects of telecommunications, networking, and planning?

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Can you share your background and relevant experience?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 8 Safaricom interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 40%
Behavioral 35%
Coding 15%
Presentation 5%
Group 5%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 62.5%
Difficult 37.5%

Candidate experience

Positive 71.4%
Neutral 14.3%
Negative 14.3%