The interview process was very rigorous. Questions covered development methodology, release processes, large group development, and more.

On the software side, specific programming skills were tested. A large project was given as an example, and candidates were asked to define their approach to building the solution with a few junior developers. This involved a clear breakdown of the project into modules and components, with a focus on the classes to be developed, their functionality, interaction, and fit with other components.

Be prepared: you need to be very good to pass, with solid real-world experience. They are not big fans of academics here; research hires are PhDs with a track record.

Given a project to port an application from AIX to a portable, platform-neutral format.

Approach and modules to be developed.