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      Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 2, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Didcot, England

      Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Diamond Light Source

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 14, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Diamond Light Source (Didcot, England) in Aug 2014

      Interview

      I first had an HR phone interview. Then some months later, was asked to come to Diamond for an on-site interview which consisted of a technical presentation (15min) of my previous work and then about 30-40min of questions related to the presentation and my skills.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Core Java, OOP, some algorithms.
      2 Answers
      2

      Application

      I interviewed at Diamond Light Source

      Interview

      Friendly staff, started with a tour then an interview. No difficult technical questions and had to make a presentation based on our experience. Followed by meeting the current grads working at the company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What’s the pseudocode for Fibonacci sequence
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Oct 26, 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Diamond Light Source

      Interview

      Short presentation, easy technical questions, one day on site, all was reasonably smooth and easy. Group task at the end. Adding some words to fill min. Recieved offer a week or so later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Write the Fibonnaci sequence pseudocode
      Answer question