I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Saint-Pétersbourg, ) in Jan 2020
Interview
I had applied for the job a year and a half before they assigned the first interview. Nevertheless, the interview was interesting and the hiring process wasn't so long as awaiting the first answer. For now, I've been working for Epam for a year, and I am satisfied enough.
The interviewers could be different (it's a huge company), so it's impossible to predict anything about the tech interview questions and process, as far as I know.
HR interview is the same as everywhere else (in Russia), except that they will test your English on the first call. Tech interviews could be partly in English as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Usual ones, such as: "explain the top output", "are there any other ways to evaluate the system's load" and so on.
O entrevistador foi gentil na entrevista mas as perguntas eram genéricas e rasas. A entrevista fácil porém não tive respostas do entrevistador que falou que teria um retorno em até uma semana
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Bogotá, Bogota) in Apr 2026
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter and we had a screening call where we discussed the basic aspects fo the role and my expectations.
Then, I had a technical interview, a spoken, fluent and very cool interview where the interviewer asked questions about Devops, AWS, Terraform, kubernetes, scripting, and at the end a very cool challenge to create a python script.
The final phase was a managerial interview. It was one of the worst experiences I have had in interviews. The "manager" had a horrible attitude, to the point that he didn't even say hello when he joined the call, he just started asking tricky questions about security in AWS services, EKS, even though this was not the only requirement for the position. At the end he asked me questions about LLMs and MCP integrations (what was not mentioned in any previous stage).
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Kraków) in Dec 2025
Interview
Four steps interview:
- HR introductory meeting
- Technical interview - general for role
- Technical interview - specialized for project
- Manager interview - salary, details, work arrangement, benefits
- Final decision from client
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of a DevOps you are? One that makes things work or one that polishes things to perfection?
