I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Aug 2010
Interview
Applied on Day 1, got response on Day 4, confirmed a phone interview on Day 5, phone interview on day 6.
Phone interview was very laid back, and from a s/w developer who's been 3 years with Epic. 35 minutes in all, with 20 minutes in interview, and 15 mins in background talk.
Waiting on the next response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dialogue consisted of the following details:-
1) What tech did you enjoy in ur experience, and why?
2) Why do you think Epic is a good place for you ? What are you looking for ?
3) Where do you want to be in next 5 years ?
4) Details about acad degrees, and GPA.
5) Competitive exam scores,(SAT and others)
6) An idea about how the 1st year is for a new employee. Plus, about the location, and campus.
7) An idea of technology used in various systems which Epic develops.
Medium level leetcode and then a very basic system design question as a final round interview. Overall, smooth and simple process. Only one technical and it was the first one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a system to minimize wait time at a health care center?
[OA] OA was fair. Programming part are leetcode easy and easy-mediums, straightforward simulation, backtracking, dfs, strings, etc. No DP/graphs but ymmv.
[Final interview] (Case Study) I think the interviewer came up with their own prompt. It's mostly discussion-based, with a virtual white board. It's not too technical. I'm guessing its testing your communication/logical reasoning than system design skills. (Pair programming) 1 question, same format as the OA on the same platform, leetcode easy.
[Overall] Technical difficulty isn't bad. Interviewers who are current software devs seemed friendly. Had a good experience, yet got rejected.
First round is a thirty minute phone call with one of their developers. The other part of the first round is a three hour exam with IQ test style logic questions and coding questions.
