Jacobs Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jan 5, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 14%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 14%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 7%OtherOther
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
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Jacobs interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 26 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Software Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
One on one interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 3%
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