Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Persistent Systems with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 115 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Persistent Systems overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Persistent Systems as a Software Engineer according to 115 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 21%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Persistent Systems (Pune) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of three rounds. The first round was an online assessment with questions on aptitude, basic programming, and data structures. The second round was a technical interview where I was asked to solve coding problems, explain my approach, and answer questions on OOP, databases, and operating systems. The final round was a managerial interview focused on my projects, problem-solving style, communication, and how I handle deadlines or conflicts. Overall, the process was structured but quite challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a project you have worked on and walk us through the architecture, your role, and the key technical challenges.
The interview process includes resume screening, an initial HR call, technical rounds, coding or system design tasks, a managerial interview, and a final HR negotiation before the offer made overall.
There was online Assessment test, once you clear that you will you shortlisted for interviews.
There was 2 Technical Interviews & Final HR Interview and all rounds are elimination rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked OOP related concepts and some easy to medium level DSA questions in an interview.
Good technical qs asked cpp basics write a pattern code and some easy logical questions
It was mostly conversation and it included just testing my basic coding and problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code for a pattern which he gave me in the chat box. What are pointers what are dangling pointers? What is SQL, some forms for SQL and its coded functions of SQL joint water joints, inner joins outer joints, et cetera.