I have worked for JP Morgan previously, and hence, when I decided to switch recently, JP was my first choice due to the good work culture and positive experience I had in my previous stint.

However, the current situation is far from it. To begin with, I was called by multiple HRs for interviews with no clear JD or requisition. Initially, I was told that since it was more of a walk-in process, it was like that.

Anyways, I did 4 technical rounds with 4 different people (1 Associate & 3 VPs) after which I was told to expect a call from HR for salary negotiation. There was no call, email, or any kind of follow-up for 4 weeks.

Also, while I was waiting for 4 weeks for an offer from JP, I applied and got offer letters as well. Just trying to emphasize how slow and chaotic their process is.

4 weeks later, one fine day I got a call from the recruiter asking me to give 1 more round with another VP in the US within a day or two. I was hesitant to give an interview on such short notice, but since it was the last round, I obliged.

It's been 2 weeks since that interview, and I am yet to hear from them. Definitely one of the worst interview experiences.

1st Round - Basics of Java, Spring, Hibernate, and some other technologies.

2nd Round - Scenario-based technical questions, like if a query takes too long in production, how would you debug it. Questions on similar lines for Java as well.

3rd Round - DSA question: Find the longest substring. Kubernetes and AWS basics. Some design questions.

4th Round - Design Instagram. Design HashMap.

5th Round - I don't remember most of it, since by this time I had lost all my interest in the hiring process and I already had better offers in hand.