The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ansys (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2022
Interview
First interview was a standard screener. I was supposed to do an automated technical assessment but was pushed straight to the technical interview instead. A fairly straightforward question followed by a few questions on general web development questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical Interview question: If you have a pile of different colored socks (represented by numbers in an array), create a program that will organize the socks together based on color and count the total number of pairs.
First HR interview, then a technical interview. The team chose other candidates after the technical interview. The technical interview has three people who asked questions about my resume and past projects, experience with coding, and knowledge about solid mechanics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience in coding, knowledge about solid mechanics, and finite element analysis.
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Ansys (Canonsburg, PA) in May 2025
Interview
Participated in a total of five steps including: an initial phone screen, followed by a conversational interview with a potential manager, the next step was a technical assessment, after was a conversational interview with a Senior Engineer, last was a conversation with a Senior Manager. There was positive feedback at each step, except after the last stage.
I had enjoyable conversations and met good people throughout the entire process, but unfortunately the hiring process ended with a template rejection email after the final meeting with no clear feedback.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ansys
Interview
Short phone call with recruiter followed by a meeting with the team manager. Mostly asked about background and some questions about C++. Was then given an online multiple choice test for C++, was pretty hard but I'm not sure how important it was. This was followed by a long interview (4.5 hours) with multiple members of the team, did a few easy/medium coding problems (via sharescreen) and talked about my background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding problems on pointers, OOP, and string operations.
R&D Engineer II applicants have rated the interview process at Ansys with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D Engineer II roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ansys overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ansys as a R&D Engineer II according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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