I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wise (Londres, Inglaterra) in May 2025
Interview
The communication with the recruiter was fast and on-point. After an initial call, I was sent a test task to complete within 7 days. It was a case study with a database. I used Python to analyse the code. After reviewing my case study, I was invited to a technical interview. There were 3 sections - SQL, Product thinking, and another case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL: Retrieve a list of all transfers from a table with additional time and currency filters.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Wise (Tampa, FL) in May 2021
Interview
Very difficult interview but one of the best interviews I've ever done. Everyone was incredibly kind, but the questions were so outside of the box I was thoroughly impressed. I actually use them now for my own interviews I conducted. Great company but ended up going elsewhere.
I was approached by a recruiter from the company, who explained the role and next steps. I received an email indicating a Pair Programming exercise, with options to schedule it with the team. I chose a time and scheduled it. However, the explanations on the Wise website about PP interviews differed slightly from the recruiter’s email. I tried to clarify this, but the recruiter’s response was unhelpful.
On the day of the Zoom interview, I joined the call and waited over 15 minutes for the other party to join, but nobody joined. I dropped the call and emailed the recruiter, but she never replied.
I had read negative reviews beforehand, but I tried to stay positive and decided to proceed with the first interview. Unfortunately, it resulted in a terrible experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first screening was mostly about what I had done before.