I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Pune) in Aug 2015
Interview
1st coding problem for 2 hrs followed by pairing round in which Thoughworkers will pair with you and review the code, throw changing requirements. Mainly,cleanness, design, flexibility of the code is tested.
I solved the given problem within a given time. Pair programming round did not go well. I am confident about my design. But interviewer was not convinced with my design, and gave negative feedback.
I was told that the HR team is very pragmatic, and the candidate has an option to ask for review from another interviewer.
I asked HR to get the code reviewed by other interviewer, as I am pretty much confident about my performance. The HR team told, be patient, we will ask some other interviewed to review the code. 3 weeks passed, but HR did not reply to neither of my email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problem Statement : 18 Ralway Stations from Tamil Nadu are given. A passenger need ticket. Upto the 5 stations journey, fare is 10 Rs. After the 5 stations, for every 5 stations, 5 Rs extra will be charged. For the full stretch journey i.e. From 1st to the last station, fare is 20 Rs.
Input 1 : StationFrom - Guindy, StationTo - Kadambakkam
Output 1 : Print ticket. i.e. StationFrom : Guindy, StationTo : Kadambakkam, Total Stops : 3, Total Fare : 10
Input 2 : StationFrom - Guindy , StationTo - Chennai Fort
Output 2 : Print ticket. i.e. StationFrom : Guindy, StationTo : Chennai Fort, Total Stops : 8, Total Fare :15
Code should follow design principles, patterns. Test Driven Development would be preferable, not mandatory though.
Invited for an HR screening only to be immediately rejected for not having enough YOE. If this was a hard requirement why even schedule a call in the first place? A complete waste of time for both parties.
The interview consists of two rounds and takes about a month. It mainly asks about the understanding of the business and the ability to cooperate with others, and also includes some assessment of personal technical abilities
I was referred into Thoughtworks Bengaluru. After a basic HR screen, a PM grilled me on BA-style scenarios. After that, I prepped a two-day case study to roleplay a consultant.