My friend referred me and I got a call from the HR. He told me there are going to be 3 round:
1. IQ test(This should have made me understand that the this is not going to go down well)
2. Two technical rounds.
IQ Test -> I have no idea how this is even relevant.
First Technical round -> Questions about k8s and how to do network traffic split for A/B testing different services. The interviewer could not comprehend that you can do the same thing using user based cohorts or feature flags, secondly he had a limited understanding of circular sharding. Overall the interviewer was respectful and nice so OK with this.
Second technical round -> A functional architect shows up to the interview. Straight away starts asking questions, which is fine. However he asks questions and an would not let me finish. This happens once, then again and then again and again. I've done this myself in past, however this always comes with a disclaimer that I've got what I've wanted, don't need more. Next asks me what all AWS services have you worked on? Standard, useless question but standard. Next this dude asks me have you worked on aws networking, to which I reply yes. As a part of an AWS EKS cluster I setup the networking architecture as well. Now this dude says, but that is automation. WHAT? I mean ask me if I used a module or did it myself, or atleast don't be a condescending bully. Next asks me a scenario based question about having a FRONTEND APPLICATION. Now, says there are latencies associated with it. How would you investigate it. I mention again, that I am not a frontend expert however proceeded to describe a plan I would follow, after 5 mins of me blabbering this person says, but I never said a frontend application. I meant an application with a frontend. WHY WOULD YOU NOT STOP ME WHEN I WAS EXPLICITLY CONFUSED ABOUT THE TERMINOLOGY. What were you trying to evaluate? Short of this I tell him I would no longer like to interview with Nagarro.
I have never been interviewed with people unaware on how to take interviews or how to ask question or more technically challenged people.
This was just a target practice interview and I was not even planning to join I think this was an amazing eye opener.