Software Developer Interview Experience - Madison, Wisconsin
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter asking me to apply for the position.
After the application, there was a phone interview. This lasted about 30 minutes and was held with a current software developer working for Epic. They asked some questions about my resume and told me about the company and the city in which they are located.
After the phone interview, I was asked to schedule an online skills assessment. This was a proctored test given through ProctorU.
The assessment included:
- A time-limited math section.
- A section that asks questions based on an imaginary language (probably to gauge if you would be okay learning the M programming language).
- Several coding challenge problems.
Besides the math portion, there is no time limit. However, the assessment is timed, and that time will be used to decide whether a candidate will move to the next round.
I did not get an offer, likely due to the time I took on the assessment. Be sure to practice coding challenges.
Questions
Can you tell me about one of the projects on your resume?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Epic Systems's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Madison, Wisconsin is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Epic Systems's Software Developer interview process in Madison, Wisconsin.
Epic Systems Work Experiences
- 4.0Decent first jobSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeMadison, Wisconsin, United StatesJanuary 3, 2025Pros: Some of the work is interesting, the pay is decent, and it is good experience for a first position.Cons: Lots of difficult people to work with. Half of management has no clue what they are doing.
- 4.0Great Benefits, Academic FocusSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeMadison, Wisconsin, United StatesDecember 8, 2008Pros: Very good employee care and benefits. The interview process is longer, but it helps the company select worthy candidates who are dedicated to success throughout their academics. They will care for you a lot throughout the interview process and provide you with very good benefits at work. Since the company is in healthcare, they have very good medical insurance coverage. At maximum, you will be paying around $40 for very good coverage.Cons: I just joined and did not see any as of now. It gives more importance to GPA, which is good in a way, but hard for guys who are not too good in academics.
- 3.0Great salary. Work/life balance is OK for Devs (not great for PMs and TS)Software Developer • Former EmployeeMadison, Wisconsin, United StatesApril 14, 2011Pros: - Excellent campus - Great cafeteria - Good salary - Good job security - It is satisfying to see the features you developed (as a Software Developer) being used by customers! (I cannot say the same about Technical Services and Project Management folks)Cons: - Dealing with demanding customers can be very difficult. - Most of the company still uses VB for front-end development (increasingly C#/ASP.Net is being used). The backend is completely done in an obscure environment called 'cache' (the language is called "M"). So, the developers get less and less marketable skills. - The review system is still "Closed" (i.e., you do not know what your review was; all you see is some increase in your salary at the end of the year). - Sometimes the company feels like a "cult".
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