I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at EPAM Systems
Interview
Prescreening with non tech employee (HR). Then tech interview with 3 more experienced developers (senior/lead level). It took about one hour and half. Then about 2 weeks waiting for their final decision
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java memory model, GC, what memory areas GC cleans
Middle Java interview at Epam Systems, you should expect questions across core Java, system design, and soft skills. Based on how Epam Systems, usually interviews techical and soft skills. Additionally, need to provide knowledge about the Cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OOP principles (SOLID, design patterns, inheritance vs composition).
Java internals:
JVM memory model (heap, stack, metaspace).
Garbage collection tuning, G1/ZGC.
Class loading.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at EPAM Systems (Lviv) in Jan 2021
Interview
It was pretty straightforward but took long to assign. I answered all questions without dely so that was the key to success. After that I got email that I am being onboarded to one of the projects