I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lloyds Banking Group in Feb 2025
Interview
Consisted of a technical and strength based style of questioning.
The technical side:
SQL:
1. Explain all the types of joins (including UNION/MINUS)
2. Explain the “Explain” function and how it works
3. How would you query to see if all the rows in a given column are unique and how would you find duplicates?
Python:
1. Find the first and last element in a given list
2. For a given list with a bunch of numbers, how would you return the even numbers and ensure it stops at 267.
Could you outline an example of a time when you trusted someone else to complete a task on your behalf? – describe what you did to empower this person?
Tell me about a time that you recognised that you had made a mistake – How did you ensure any problems this caused were resolved and learnt from?
Could you give me an example of when you have challenged something that you felt wasn’t right – why is challenging things that aren’t right important to you personally?
Talk me through the steps you’d take to build great relationships with your colleagues.
-Can you give an example of when you’ve developed a great relationship in the past.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In this role how would you create an environment where people feel safe to make mistakes? – Why do you think this is important?
I applied online. I interviewed at Lloyds Banking Group (Leeds, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
My overall interview experience was very positive. The panel of three interviewers had a friendly and welcoming demeanour, which helped put me at ease. Each person asked thoughtful questions relevant to their area of expertise. The interview began with technical questions, as the role is technical, and then moved on to discussions about the company culture and the values at LBG. It was a single-round interview, and I received an offer about a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions they asked was for me to describe a typical data pipeline I’ve worked on. During the culture and values section, they also asked me to share an example of something I had challenged because I believed it wasn’t right, and to explain the outcome of raising that challenge.
I interviewed at Lloyds Banking Group (Bristol, England)
Interview
A scenario with a problem statement, given 7 days to prepare demo to engineering leads. This was followed by questions around the culture and other soft skills. Generally was a relaxed interview with some difficult questions on how you would solve x and y.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you make sure that the core part of the transaction is immutable during the ETL process.
