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Updated Feb 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Systems Architect at Pegasystems
Posted Feb 14, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 3 days)
Beware the title and the overly general job posting description. This spot was for a Java Developer, not Systems Architect. There were two conversations. The initial screen was to verify my interest and a very high-level review of skills. The interviewer stressed that the position may require 100% travel and wanted me to be clear about that. Since I was, that was not an issue at this step. A second interview scheduled and held within 2-3 days. This was with a more senior HR person, who again verified I was willing to travel. Again, I said yes. She gave me an overview of the company and the training process. She then asked about my background and quickly drilled in on how much recent Java coding & development I have done. Nothing about systems design or tech lead work. Since the position title was for a "Sr. Systems Architect", I was surprised by that emphasis - I would have expected less coding more design. I asked about that and she said there was some design work, but yes, it was mostly coding. Although I have a Java developer's certification, I wanted a architect role, not a coder spot. We decided it was not something to pursue further.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Account Executive at Pegasystems
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took 3 weeks)
The interview process started with a recruiter who made it sound like Pega basically was trying to buy a rolodex. Very sleasy, wanted to know all my accounts etc. The manager seemed nice enough, at first, very smooth talking, seemed to really be interested. So then these idiots fly me out on Superbowl Sunday, I miss the game, spend a day at HQ having 5 different people ask me why I wanted to join Pega. Huh? Not one of these people even attempted to sell me on why I should want to join Pega. Yest they were the ones recruiting me. Very arrogant, very pushy. Sounded like the kind of job where they all blame the salesperson because their business isn't so great. Then, after wasting all my time, they offered the job to an internal candidate or referral.
I'd steer cleer of this outfit. Bad reputation, didn't have a good feel to it, and I would not have wanted to work there even if I'd gotten an offer. I have heard, and it was my impression that there is a lot of employ churn at Pega.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Systems Architect at Pegasystems
Posted Dec 1, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Boston, MA (took 4+ weeks)
The interview process consisted of a phone screen, followed by a phone interview, and eventually an in person interview at their Boston HQ. It was an all day event, consisting of a presentation by the director and then 3 short 1:1 interviews. Overall fairly easy and standard questions. No behavioral questions; all the interviews consisted of just a resume walk through.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Industry Director at Pegasystems
Posted Oct 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 1 week)
Phone screen with Hr and hiring individual. All good - fairly easy questions - very rote, less personal. Did not get a warm, good feeling. Met with the CMO - not impressed especially when he started to txt on his BB. Seems more interested in his own promotion. Did not pursue
Reason for Declining
Not a good fit for the job and culture - just not a good feeling
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Intern at Pegasystems
Posted Oct 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
Talked to them briefly at a booth at a career fair--handed them my resume. 3 weeks later, I received a follow-up email inviting me to a day-long interview/presentation day at the company. There was, if I remember correctly, a presentation, than one interview with the manager I would be working two levels under, a lunch / presentation, then one more interview with the person who would have been my direct manager. Both interviews were very causal--very few technical questions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Solutions Engineer at Pegasystems
Posted Oct 5, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Hyderabad (India) (took 3 days)
The selection procedure was quite fast. First, I had two technical interviews. Both with managers, not very hard. Then I had a written test, followed by two HR rounds.
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Negotiation Details
They paid me what I expected.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Solutions Architect at Pegasystems
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took 5 days)
The process consisted of phone interview with a director, followed by an in-person interview. The in-person interview consisted of 5 45 minute sessions with managers/colleagues/VP. One of the colleagues asked some puzzles, but for the rest of them, it was discussion of the background. The questions were all very fair and relevant to the position. I would suggest trying to learn as much about the company and the position prior to going in.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Systems Architect at Pegasystems
Posted Aug 22, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Cambridge, MA (took 4 weeks)
The interview was quite simple. They asked for a presentation 24 hours before I flew to Boston. I think that the idea is that anybody who know programming will get selected.
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Negotiation Details
The offered salary was in the range I was thinking so I accepted it.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Pegasystems
Posted Aug 20, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took 4+ weeks)
Phone Screen:
I was contacted by the HR rep. She scheduled a phone interview with the hiring manager. The manager seemed nice and asked detailed language related questions from java collections, generics, serialization, threading, design patterns, etc. Some of the topics were a little over my head but I managed to get a positive result.
Interview 1:
I was asked to come in for an interview and also fill in employment application. It lasted for about 3 hrs. I met with the hiring manager and the principle/senior engineers. I was asked logic questions, a couple of java programming questions, and database questions. The interview went well and I was asked to come in for a second round.
Interview 2:
Met with manager at first, he issued concerns about my salary requirements and then we went on with the interview. I met with some senior/junior engineers, the interview was much more technical than the first one. I was asked to go to the board and write code, draw graphs of sql join diagrams, write another programming question, explain every data structure I know, every sorting algorithm I know, write complex MySql queries, etc.
Post Interview 1
The overall interview was positive and we began salary negotiations. Manager ended up low-balling me on my salary requirements and the picture became clear from interview 2. Tactics such as "you don't have enough experience" and "your not a senior engineer", "what if I pay you X will you accept" were used. Beware that they pay 10%+ below market. Anyways, manager asked if I would accept the position if offered at below my requirements. I said no and asked him to follow-up with anything that he can do to make it work out.
Post Interview 2
Manager followed up but had made his mind that he wasn't going to budge. Didn't find that out until later. First told me about the amazing things about working with them and how they engaged in team building and outings the previous day. Next, he filled me in on his decision and hung up. Unfortunately, a positive interview experience went south fast.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Consultant at Pegasystems
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 months)
Getting hired at Pega is a real challenge. The interview process is very scrutinizing. You have to make it by a number of hiring managers plus the VP of Global Pre-Sales. It also involves a presentation to a panel. After you are hired the onboarding process takes up to 4 months. You have to get certified on the PRPC platform and attend several weeks of product and sales training.
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Negotiation Details
Get concrete examples of what other companys are paying for the same role and push them to offer more. They always low ball and insist that it is market. You have to do some research and hit them with that...
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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