Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at SoftBank as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Intern and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Intern and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at SoftBank takes an average of 14 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Intern roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Quick discussion on personality, introduction, what projects I’m interested in recently. Asked me questions on a recent hackathon I completed. There were no technical questions in the interview despite the technical role. This may have been just the first round interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something recent that you’ve been very interested in
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SoftBank (Tokyo) in May 2025
Interview
I had a 30 minute online interview with a senior level engineer. I was invited to the interview after application and video interview. In the interview, I was asked several questions to describe myself and why I applied for the position.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at SoftBank (Menlo Park, CA)
Interview
Very long process, many rounds of behavioral and technicals (model tests, case studies and etc.). and then will meet all the team members, super days, coffee, last more than 3 months the whole process