Interview process is easy. I have attended direct client round, which is technical. Client round is full of technical. Photon is a service based company. Which will be 2 rounds usually internal and client round
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Photon (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
Initially I had got a call regarding this opportunity then they had conducted 2 rounds of interview both were technical for the first round of interview I had a test where 30 questions were there for 1 hour and 2nd round was very heavy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java Basics they had asked medium level questions if you have idea regarding topics you can clear the interview.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Photon (Bengaluru)
Interview
Depends on the client Interview,
Photon Interview was Average it was ease
Technical
Practical coding
Depends on the client Interview,
Photon Interview was Average it was ease
Technical
Practical coding
Is it so easy to crack the rounds of interview and so good to be true as well fine place to work you will learn something based on the interview questions itself
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
NA
NA
Basic react , javascript anf little bit of TS as well
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Photon with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 30.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Photon overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Photon as a Senior Software Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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