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Elsevier Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Feb 24, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
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- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 4%In PersonIn Person
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Elsevier interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Elsevier with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Elsevier overall takes an average of 38 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Elsevier as a Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 8%
Other: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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