I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Aug 2025
Interview
The first round was a codility platform test post that there was 2 technical and 1 managerial round the question primarily on sql, python and spark they do check on hands on experience in coding exercises
2 rounds of interviews: one tech and the other an HR discussion and then an offer discussion. The process was staright forward and did not involve any assessments apart from tech discussions.
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The questions asked were mostly:
1. What is the difference between this and that : this was the only pattern of mostly questions.
2. Three coding questions were asked sql, python, pyspark
Coding live test by sharing screen in pyspark, python, sql. Total 3 questions from each , 1 pyspark, 1 python, 1 sql questions was asked. Over all it was medium level
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Coding live test by sharing screen in pyspark, python, sql
3 rounds of interview, with HR, Tech Team and Manager. It was not that difficult. Interview question mainly round experience, tech, problem solving. There is few SQL programming test also
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Question like how to improve query performance and remove duplicated data
Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at EPAM Systems with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EPAM Systems overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EPAM Systems as a Data Engineer according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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