I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Agartala) in Jul 2025
Interview
I interviewed with EPAM for an Intern + FTE role. My interviewer was a Data Engineer, and he first explained the role and expectations clearly. The discussion started with my project and internship experience at NIC as a Frontend Developer.
He then moved into DBMS, where I was asked to design a database for the frontend I had built and write a few related SQL queries.
Next, he gave me a coding question — to find the maximum repeating character in a string (excluding spaces).
Finally, he tested CS fundamentals like OOP concepts and deeper DBMS topics.
Overall, the interview was structured, professional, and focused on fundamentals. The interviewer was friendly and guided me whenever needed.
Verdict: A smooth and fair interview process focusing on projects, databases, problem-solving, and core CS subjects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to design a database for my existing frontend project and write SQL queries based on it.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Vilnius)
Interview
Was interviewed by two people, none of them were from the team that hires. They were not aware of the position and context of interview, probably haven't read my CV. Looks like in EPAM interviewers are chosen randomly from those who have free time slot for scheduled time.
The questions were irrelevant - aimed mostly on recalling formal terminology and buzzwords definitions, or questions like "How many clicks does it take to reach this page?". To put it shortly, questions absolutely not helpful in evaluating practical engineering skills and real-world problem-solving. Very frustrating experience.
There are a two rounds of technical interviews (local and overseas experts). Questions that were being asked during the interview include SQL, Python and Pyspark, cloud knowledge around the data storage, authentication type, data tools like Data Factory, Databricks
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Bogotá, Bogota) in Mar 2026
Interview
First a talk with RRHH, then a technical interview with live coding and then another technical interview with a manager, Then they told me they will start looking for a client (3 months ago) and now its just ghosting.