I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fujitsu (Santa Clara, CA) in Jul 2022
Interview
The first round interview was scheduled for July 10. It was a 45-minute long technical interview with a developer from Fujitsu. We had a shared document, where they posted a text description of a coding problem that I had to solve and explain my solution. The document was a webpage with a very limited code editor (only some basic syntax highlighting), and my language of choice was Java.
The problem wasn't a difficult one. I would rate it as "easy" in LeetCode terms. I was able to solve it in about 30 minutes and we had time to manually go through the solution line by line, like a debugger would, "executing" the code. I was told that I would be contacted by a recruiter later on about the results. I had mixed but mostly good feelings after this interview, as I was able to solve the problem and it was easier than I expected.
I received positive feedback in about a week. At this point, there was some kind of confusion about the person who would be my point of contact throughout the process and whether they wanted a Senior engineer for this position or not. On August 2, after several emails sent back and forth, I was finally asked for my availability for the second round of interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the end, the whole process took 2 months. It was fully remote. My preparations for coding interviews were mostly happening in 2022 and took around half a year. I have solved 280 problems on LeetCode, most of them "medium" and "easy". I didn't get a job at Fujitsu and I've not yet decided if I'm going to apply for any other FAANG positions in the future. This interview process takes quite a lot of time and is quite stressful. But I wanted to try it, and I'm glad I did.
The interview process started with an initial screening call, where I was asked about my background, experience, and interest in the role. Following that, I had a more in-depth interview with the hiring manager, which focused on both my technical skills and how I approach problem-solving. There were also some behavioral questions where I gave examples of past experiences.
The final stage involved a panel interview, where I met with several team members and discussed how I would handle real work scenarios. Overall, the process was well-structured and gave me a good understanding of the role and the company expectations.
Good people and easy questions.Offered letter within time.Wonderful company.
They completed documentation on their website and portal is handy to upload documents.
Interviewer was polite and not tough on me.
Very comprehensive with a lot of questions around experience and education. I was asked about experiences that showcased my abilities and followed the STAR framework. It was an enlightening chat and interview.
