I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
Total time waste, and highly unprofessional behavior.
The process started with initial discussion with TA/HR. Then was first technical round for 1.5 hours which included my experiences so far, project details, Python questions, advanced concepts of AI, ML, Python and Cloud. Then was live coding - design LRU cache; recursive function problem.
Then I was scheduled after two weeks for the managerial round. However, in that round also they asked full technical questions and did a live coding again (Que- design singleton class; sliding window problem). This round also lasted 1.5 hours.
After 1 week, I was informed that I cleared second round also, and was scheduled for third round (supposed to be managerial). This was rescheduled twice due to managers unavailability and then abruptly cancelled third time.
Now that HR is not responding to my calls, emails and messages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st technical round : design LRU cache; recursive function problem
2nd technical round : design singleton class; sliding window problem; system design for Instagram like app. (asked to use Azure services)
I applied online. I interviewed at EPAM Systems in Dec 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of a single technical round conducted virtually.
The interviewer started with basic Java concepts, then moved on to Java 8 (Streams & Collections), followed by a DSA problem, and ended with an SQL query.
The discussion was interactive, with follow-up questions on edge cases, time complexity, and approach.
Overall, the interview focused more on problem-solving and core fundamentals rather than frameworks
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Java 8 Streams: Group employees by department and find the highest-paid employee per group.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Pune) in Oct 2024
Interview
First Round: it was long. They covered a lot of NodeJs and JS topics. One problem to solve. Answered 90% of the questions.
Second Round: (With Solution Architect) - It went well, he asked about previous project and it's design. I explained and he also covered some NodeJs concepts. Then he asked me if I have worked on this and that (mainly 2-3 technologies that wasn't mentioned in my resume).
After few days I got to know that I was not selected because I don't have hands-on experience with these technologies. Also, that in recent month I have not lead a team, even though I was leading a team for 2.5 years exp before that.
Asking something that is not mentioned in resume and not considering for the role based on that didn't feel good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Patterns I know and they asked to explain one