easy, it was a behavioral final round after leetcode/codesignal and mostly STAR question format. got back to me really late though but was reached out to by recruiter year previous
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient (Hyderābād) in Feb 2026
Interview
Selection Process consisted of 3 rounds:
Online Assessment – Included 2 Data Structures and Algorithms questions of LeetCode medium difficulty focusing on problem-solving, coding efficiency, and logical thinking.
Technical Interview – Consisted of debugging tasks along with 1 LeetCode medium-level DSA problem to evaluate coding skills, optimization, and understanding of core concepts.
Technical Interview – Focused on detailed discussion of resume projects, technical experience, implementation details, challenges faced, and overall understanding of technologies used.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Publicis Sapient (New York, NY)
Interview
There was a 15 minute recruiter screening video call, then a technical assessment on HireVue. The last step was a 45 minute behavioral interview with another recruiter. The entire process took about 1 month, in September
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe their product development lifecycle by looking at a visual representation from the website
had a screening that lasted about 30 minutes so they can get to know your personality and then had an easy technical interview it was pretty light weight, i think it had to do with queues or something, then had an hour long interview about my resume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about what idea would have to solve a problem (high-level) for one of their partners
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Publicis Sapient with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 36 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 Software Engineer(Internship) according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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