I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Optym (Bengaluru)
Interview
Interview process was very long, stretching for around 4 months from mid of January to May.
3 online rounds+1 online test +2 Face To Face rounds.
All focusing on Data Structure and Algorithms and Databases(very little) and some Puzzles.
DS & Algo (trees, Linked Lists, DP, Backtracking).
Databases(writing queries).
They just wanted to check that, can you think logically, efficient solutions to a problem and can you write code.
Some Q's are :-
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Design a stack that supports getMin() in O(1) time and O(1) extra space.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Optym (Gainesville, FL) in Jan 2016
Interview
one aptitude test plus two phone interviews plus four rounds onsite. The interview process was very fast. The interviewers are nice and easy to work with. The questions are reasonable that matches the basic skills needed for the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The difference between array and list. Graph algorithms. Unit test. Abstract class and interface. Database questions.
I gave my resume to a recruiter at a career fair. After a week or so, I was asked to come in for an interview. When I got there, there was a group of 5-7 other applicants (for different positions). We took a tour and then sat down to take a technical test. The test lasted 3 hours. The test was mostly programming on paper. After the test we had lunch and then went into interviews.
This was the first time I spoke to an Optym employee about the company and the position that they had assumed I had applied for. The interviews were technical questions model formulation and proofs. I thought they were pretty tough to do on the spot, very math theory heavy. After the interviews, I was asking for advice after graduation, he gave me three great soundbytes:
1. "Apply to as many jobs as possible."
2. "Interviews are great experience for other interviews."
3. "You have a lot of stuff on your resume. Make sure that you know everything on it."
Regarding #3. I wrote down UF ISE classes that I had taken and passed with A's. I think Optym thinks really highly of the UF industrial Engineering program. I do not put as much stock in the program as they do. I was very humbled after that interview.
I was at Optym from 9:30-2:30. They knew within 30 minutes of speaking with me that I was not a great fit. It required entirely too much time on my end for me to respect the process of the interview.