Xebia Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Xebia.
Xebia
Software Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
So, multiple rounds happened. First, there was a screening. Then, a general technical interview that also checked my English for client handling and basic programming stuff. After that, a more technical round focused on algorithms for sorting, which was the deciding round. Lastly, I had a chat with the founder.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Questions about Data Structures and Algorithms
- Questions about SQL
- English proficiency for client interaction
Xebia
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Phone screen Panel
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Presentation
I interviewed for a Senior Java Developer position and got through the first round which was technical, covering Java 8+, Spring Boot, REST APIs, performance tuning, and real-world problems. The second round with the Delivery Head was more about managerial and leadership skills. We discussed leading teams, client communication, project timelines, conflict resolution, motivation, resource planning, balancing tech duties with mentoring, and end-to-end delivery ownership under pressure. Even though I shared my experience, I guess I didn't fully hit the mark on the delivery leadership side for that round. The whole thing was super short, less than 10 minutes, which makes me wonder if you can really gauge leadership in such a short time. It felt like a missed opportunity to really dive deep into leadership. Anyway, I didn't get selected, but it's a good learning experience to grow as a leader, not just a coder. I'm still focused on improving and looking for the next chance to show my skills.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you explain your method for leading technical teams?
- How do you manage client communications and project delivery timelines?
- Could you share your experience with conflict resolution, team motivation, and resource planning?
Xebia
Appian Developer
Mid Easy Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
We had two technical interviews. The first one was online and covered basic concepts like OOPS, language fundamentals, and SQL. The second interview was offline, and we talked about my past projects and some similar technical questions from the first round.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you explain what the self keyword does in Python?
- Regarding SQL, what is MAX? Is it considered a keyword or a function?
- Could you list all the available data types in Python?
Xebia Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Xebia interview reports.
“Given an array representing the heights of trees that are aligned, find all the trees that would be visible when viewed from the front.”
Read reports →“Regarding SQL, what is MAX? Is it considered a keyword or a function?”
Read reports →“Could you list all the available data types in Python?”
Read reports →“How can you determine which characters appear more than once in a given string?”
Read reports →“How would you extract and display all numeric components from a string representing an IP address?”
Read report →“What is the time and space complexity of nested arrays?”
Read report →“How many trees can a person see if standing in front of a row of trees? Print the height of trees they can see.”
Read report →“Can you explain what the self keyword does in Python?”
Read report →“Can you write an SQL query to find the 3rd largest value in a table?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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