I applied online on Informatica Careers Website ( Direct application, No referral) Job Description: Technology You'll Use Java, Spark, Iceberg, Elasticsearch, Graph, Message Queues, Kubernetes, Argo etc. Your Role Responsibilities? Here's What You'll Do Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle of complex software products, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance. Architect and design scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems using Iceberg, Graph, Elastic, and other relevant technologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other engineers to define product requirements and specifications. Develop programming environment with peer engineers, and architects spanning their respective areas to deliver end-to-end components and features. Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the engineering team. Drive best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment automation. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability. Handling customer escalations that are routed to R&D from Global customer support (would require you to re-prioritize your tasks). Produce techno-functional specs and designs based on high-level requirements. Be an amazing performer and team player who enjoys challenging assignments in a fast-growing distributed workplace. Work in an Agile software development team delivering product and feature increments in short iterations. Contribute to the continuous improvement of our engineering processes and practices. What We'd Like to See Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on building complex, scalable systems. Proven expertise in designing and implementing software solutions using Spark, Iceberg, Graph, Elastic, and other relevant technologies. Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala, Go. Experience cloud-native development and deployment processes. Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles. Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment. A proactive and self-motivated attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. I got a call from the Informatica recruiter 8 days from the date of applying. First round of interview was exploratory with hiring manager. ( 30 Mins) Second round interview was with Senior Engineering Manager.( 1 hour) Second round was sort of system design question( Question which was asked is in "Interview Questions below"

Initial 45 minutes phone screen followed. by virtual 45 minutes interviews with three engineers and one product person. Phone screen had a coding exercise and two of the three technical asked questions testing Java and general concepts.

Contacted by the recruiter. A bit of unprofessional shown when I was asked to reveal my current salary. I did not. Followed by technical screen where in I was asked theory questions on Java which is very strange for a role like this. I was also asked a coding question for which the interviewer was not ready to answer any followup questions from me. Besides that he was terse and rude at some point completely dismissing my thought process. I answered almost all the questions correctly except some college level theory questions which should be asked for high-school pop quizzes. At the end of the interview, I asked the interviewer about a division in Informatica which is mentioned in their website and he clearly indicated with utmost confidence that informatica does not do that. This showed that he had no clue what is going on in the company. I did not follow up with the recruiter as I had not intention of wasting a day to face this level of unprofessionalism onsite.