I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arcesium (Hyderābād)
Interview
Interview process was disappointing overall. While the technical rounds were decent, the HR/recruitment experience left a very negative impression. Recruiters were extremely unresponsive , they neither picked up calls nor replied to follow-up emails asking for updates or feedback after the interviews. Instead of communicating transparently, candidates are simply ghosted after investing significant time in the process.
A basic level of professionalism and respect for candidates’ time is expected during hiring, especially from a company of this scale. Even a rejection email or brief feedback would have been appreciated. The lack of communication made the entire experience frustrating and unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System Design Questions around your current projects
Design Distributed Cache System
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Arcesium in Jun 2024
Interview
I was referred by a friend of mine for the Lead Engineer position. First round was online hackerrank test. Next 3 rounds were technical rounds on zoom. Then there was 1 hiring manager round on zoom followed by HR discussion. 2 days later I received the offer and I accepted it. The complete process took around 10-12 days. The completed process was communicated well by the TA manager.
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
Round 1 - Online hackerrank test. 1 question 120 mins. Task was to hit a given api and parse the json response. After parsing the response, we had to do some search queries in the format given in the question.
Round 3 - System design/ API design - Design a stock trade approval system. Focus was on understanding of the different components like message queue, load balancer etc. and fault tolerance.
Round 6 - HR discussion - This was more of a conversation regarding how arcesium works, compensation and benefits etc. Couple of HR questions like why are you looking for a change, what motivates you etc.