J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez OpenText (Pasadena, CA) en nov. 2018
Entretien
Applied online, spoke to the HR person, phone conversation with the software manager and then a face to face with three software managers and one principle engineer.
Never understood when companies talk to you, they want the best of the best of the best. You must know every single technology on the planet. Yet all they need is a coder to do the most mundane and boring of work. That's exactly how this interview went. They just need a c# code monkey.
For those not in the know. OpenText in Pasadena used to be Guidance Software. They were acquired by OpenText. Came to their offices in Pasadena and it was like a ghost town. An office that can hold say 200+ people, had about 6 people there. Granted it was Thanks Giving week. But still, that little people? It's well known around town that there's been a huge exodus at this office (all C level execs have quit). It looks like everyone has quit and only the dead wood is left.
During our conversation, it was clear they were only looking for a coder. They gave me a brief white board technical test (parse an array based on a specific criteria). It wasn't rocket science, but they wanted me to explain the code line by line, word by word. I got fed up of it all in the end and told them I wasn't interested in continuing their silly technical test. Look at the bigger picture people, not how a loop will do this and not that.
The principle engineer asked me a few questions and if anything, it really showed his lack of technical skills.
None the less I wasn't interested in this job (too junior for me) and they knew this. The two roles they were hiring for were due to people leaving. All I can say is if you do talk to this company. Do bare in mind many people have left this please in droves due to the takeover. It will only be a matter of time before the Pasadena office is closed down completely.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
How do you parse an array based on a specific criteria.
J'ai passé un entretien chez OpenText (Ottawa, ON)
Entretien
I was interviewed by 2 Enterprise Architects but the job was not something I got from HR. I was not prepared at all, but due to my 20 years practical experience, there is no problem for me.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What is the most challenging part you've done as a full-stack software developer?
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez OpenText (Bengaluru) en févr. 2025
Entretien
This was a very funny interview. The interview questions were very simple but still the interviewer was looking for answers in certain fashion. And after getting to know about the break from work I took and the "deligency" in taking that break, he took it a little personal I think. Anyways it was going to be a practice interview so I am not bothered but it could have been interesting but it was not. I had some trouble sharing my ide's screen but that got sorted out. Man what a dissapointing interview. I won't even call it a practice interview anymore.
Tip: Don't share personal stuff with anyone.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez OpenText (Bengaluru) en mai 2024
Entretien
The interview consisted of three technical rounds, one Director-level round, one VP-level round, one HR round, and one online test.
I did very well in all the technical rounds.
During each round, the interviewers asked me whether I had come through a referral, which made me realize how important referrals can be.
I told them that I had applied online.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
The first technical round focused entirely on system design, along with one problem related to HashMap.The second technical round was centered around Spring and core Java concepts.The third round involved a few coding practice questions and one problem to solve.The Director-level round was completely behavioral. In director round asked about my expected salary.The VP-level round was a mix of technical and behavioral questions.All the rounds went well. The HR round was a bit unusual. The HR seemed partially sleepy during the conversation—she yawned in between questions, then suddenly woke up and asked for clarity on my answers. She asked about AI-related I realised she doen't have any understanding about AI. The online question was one medium and other above medium level.All completed after a week I called recruiter , The way he speaks almost confirm the offer and a week later recruiter updated they stop proceeding this process and he ask me how the HR interview went??