I applied online. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
Process was same as other companies-:
* First round was with H.R (asked few Java basic questions) 45mins.
* Second round was coding round related to designing custom map and discussion about it the solution (1hr 30mins ).
* Third round was related to technical knowledge of micro-services, cloud computing , design patterns, few system design related (1 hr ).
* Offer from H.R
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q - Design custom map including LRU (least recently used). ? (This was coding question and had one more variation don't remember but noticed there are 2 design questions in 1).
Q - How to scale service instances in AWS based on multiple ingress traffic load ?
Q - Design web app to load majority static data and few dynamic data which updates every 24 hrs ?
Q - What and why to use CDN/S3/Edge locations?
Q - Core Java questions and design patterns
Q - What are the changes introduced in Java 8, tell at least 5 ?
Q - How to handle logging in micro-services?
Q - Difference in distributed tracing and logging ?
Q - How to debug bugs/exceptions in micro-services ?
Q - Why and how to use lambda server-less feature in AWS?
Q - Difference in Lambda function vs Step functions in AWS?
Few more questions don't remember.
2 round 1.5 hours each ..with live coding on domain specific.. cover all topics well.it was well organized and camera needs to be on. Prepare nicely before appearing to interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
experience in domain. security , accessibility point of view
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Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Publicis Sapient with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Publicis Sapient overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Publicis Sapient as a Senior Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Skills test: 26%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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