Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Coolblue as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Software Engineer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Software Engineer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Coolblue takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Senior Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Coolblue (Roterdão) in Nov 2022
Interview
I was eleminated in phone call. Job advertisement was mid-level java develepor but as I understand they are looking for more senior. Actually my experience is matching with all job advertisement requirements that they mentioned in description. But they said they want a developer who is experienced by writing automated test. I was suprized because there was no any requirement about automated test in their job description. I think it is only a way to elemination a candidate.
At the start they present you the case. There is some room for some small talk and questions. Afterwards you will be given a hour to finish the case on your own. Half an our in someone will step in and if you have questions you can ask then. In the end you have 15 minutes to present your case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Business case about effects on the price and demand
It went smoothly and was a little bit more complicated than I expected. First I had the soft skill interview. They asked a bit of tricky questions. also they provide feedback after the interview.