EPAM Systems QA Automation Engineer interview experience

The whole thing leaned heavily toward coding rather than theory, and that surprised me—instead of spending most of the time on concepts, I was pushed to work through coding tasks.

I focused on common Python fundamentals like working with lists, tuples, dictionaries, sorting, and string operations. The interview felt manageable, with the difficulty tied to how I answered earlier questions, so the interviewer adjusted based on my responses. I remember thinking that it wouldn’t be impossible if I came in prepared and could code clearly.

By the end, I felt like I’d been tested on execution more