The initial compensation is modest, accompanied by prolonged interviews featuring somewhat inappropriate questions for the respective positions. Securing success in the interview doesn't assure project placement, introducing an element of uncertainty into the job outlook.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at EPAM Systems in May 2024
Interview
1st round of interview with Talent Acquisition Specialist with explanation of the project and job roles
2nd round of interview with Technical interviewer asking broad questions such as .NET, ACID database, leadership style, production issues, agile, and asked to write code on how to retry SQL connection for 3 times if failed or exceptions. Overall taken 1.5 hours for this interview and they tried to ask all the questions within this period to test your skills because there is no right or wrong.
In the end no offer because they said their clients want someone who has experience in React but why interview me in the first place and wasting everyone's time?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General .NET questions but can be very broad and on theories
ACID database
Leadership style
Production issues and explain how you will resolve it
Write code on how to retry SQL connection