I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Guidewire (Foster City, CA) in Feb 2011
Interview
I was called for an Interview for a Senior Software Engineer Applications position.
The interview lasted 4 hours.
First hour I was asked to calculate price of a cofee. You can chose the cofee and add additional items like milk creamer etc.
Second Hour same problem but now cost of extra items depends on the size of the cup.
Third hour i was asked to fix issues in an artificially badly written Set class.
Fourth hour was a general discussion with the Project manager.
All interviewers were very good. Treated me with respect. All of them seem to be good technically.
i received a call from HR next day that i was rejected. Which i appreciate, since many companies dont call if you are rejected.
They also gave me the reason of my rejection saying i had over engineered the cofee vendor and i took around 1 hour and 50 mins to solve the first problem. They expected me to solve it sooner.
On the Set Class i knew i couldnt identify problems immidietely so i knew i wont get through.
Overall very good experience no regrets even though i got rejected. This is a good company to work for !
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to identify problem in artificiallly incorrect class
Guidewire Codility tests evaluate coding skills, problem solving, and clean code practices.To solve algorithmic and real world problems, demonstrating efficiency, clarity, and structured thinking under time constraints.The iniital qualification round.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire (Mississauga, ON) in Oct 2024
Interview
The interview took place in 4 rounds.
The first one was a general conversation with HR.
The second was a technical round, during which pair programming was introduced, and the interviewer and I solved a problem together.
The third was an in-person day at the office, where I was assigned to two different teams and we pair-programmed on some of their live issues.
The fourth one was a communication with their Senior VP which was also a bit technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do Kubernetes and Docker work on the OS level?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire (Bengaluru) in Jul 2024
Interview
There are 4 rounds before the HR, including techno managerial. First was was basic programming and ds, second was on details system design like chat system. Third was coding set of questions in set time and last techno managerial