EPAM Java Developer Interview
Experience
Recently, one of my followers appeared for the EPAM Java Developer interview (3–6 YOE),
and here is their complete interview experience round-by-round:
Round 1: Online Assessment
Format:
● 2 Coding Questions
● Java + OOPs + Collections MCQs
● SQL
Coding Questions Asked:
● Find the first repeating character in a string
● Print all missing numbers in a range
● Basic array/string manipulation problems
Topics:
● OOP concepts
● Java Collections (HashMap, ArrayList, Set)
● SQL queries (GROUP BY, joins, aggregates)
● Exception handling basics
Round 2: Technical Interview – Core Java + Coding
Discussion Topics:
● OOP concepts & real-world examples
● Difference between abstract class vs interface
● How HashMap works internally
● Checked vs unchecked exceptions
● Java 8 features: Streams, functional interfaces
Coding Questions:
● Reverse each word in a sentence
● Implement binary search
● Find duplicates in an array
● Write a thread-safe Singleton
Round 3: Technical Interview – Spring Boot +
Microservices
Topics Covered:
● Spring Bean lifecycle & scopes
● @RestController, @Service, @Repository
● How dependency injection works
● Writing REST APIs in Spring Boot
● Microservice communication (REST, Feign)
● Exception handling in Spring Boot
● How to design a simple notification service
Mini System Design Asked:
Design a flow where a user logs in and receives a notification + reward points.
They discussed:
● API design
● Event flow
● Tables/entities
● Idempotency
● Scalability basics
Round 4: Managerial Discussion
Topics Discussed:
● Project architecture overview
● Your contribution in recent modules
● Production issues you solved
● How you approach debugging
● Working with deadlines & team collaboration
The manager mainly evaluated communication, ownership, and depth of experience.
Round 5: HR Round
Standard Discussion:
● Salary expectations
● Notice period & joining availability
● Why EPAM?
● Work preferences (remote/hybrid)