One of the best interactive interviews that I have ever attended.

There were a total of six rounds of interviews, and the entire process took almost a month to complete.

All the rounds were interactive and mostly technical. The people who interviewed me were truly technical and extremely experienced.

Round 1:

Recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn. This was a 30-minute phone call.

• Discussed my work experience and the technologies I have worked with.
• Covered job expectations and the technologies involved in the role.
• Discussed compensation expectations.

Round 2:

Technical interview over the phone (30 minutes).

• Most of the questions were related to Spring, as this position requires a developer well-versed in Spring.
• Focused heavily on Spring Core; you need to be well-versed and have real-time experience working with Spring.
• Asked about technical difficulties I faced in past experiences and how I overcame them.
• This round essentially determines if you will be invited for an onsite interview.
• Received confirmation at the end of the call that I would be invited for an onsite interview.
• Subsequently received an invitation for the onsite interview, which is scheduled for half a day.

Round 3: (1 hour)

Interviewed with the supervisor with whom I would be working.

• Discussed technical difficulties I faced during my experience and how I resolved them.
• I was presented with different scenarios and asked how I would resolve them.
• Many scenario-based questions were asked about how I would handle various situations.
• I felt comfortable answering as I had prepared for most of the questions.
• The interview was very interactive.
• Discussed how I keep myself updated with technologies.
• This round was primarily technical.

Round 4: (1 hour)

Whiteboard coding session.

• I was asked to write a Java program.
• I was asked to write SQL queries for different scenarios.
• Discussed JVM memory-related questions.
• Asked how I would debug an application if it started responding slowly.
• This interview was also very interactive.

Yet another interesting round.

Round 5: (1 hour)

This interview was with the security manager.

• Discussed factors I consider when it comes to security.
• Many questions related to security were asked.
• Discussed interested technologies I would like to work with.
• This interview was very interactive.

30-minute break:

A 30-minute coffee session with a team member with whom I would be working.

Round 6: (1 hour)

Interview with the head of the department.

• Discussed how I managed when I had a conflict with my manager.
• Many scenario questions were asked.