Photon·Software Engineer

Photon Software Engineer interview experience

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ChennaiPosted Mar 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started as a direct face-to-face technical discussion in Chennai, and it quickly became a stack of technical rounds before any people conversation.

First, I went through two technical stages that focused on Java-heavy topics like Spring, Hibernate, and SQL. After those, the shortlisted flow moved into an HR discussion.

Across the technical rounds, the questions weren’t just “tell me definitions.” They pulled me into scenario-based thinking and deeper coverage of core areas like collections and multithreading. I also got asked Java-oriented scenario questions and had to explain my reasoning clearly, not just list syntax. When it finally came time for HR, it was more about my situation and motivation, including why I was leaving my

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