I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nomura
Interview
First they take Aptitude Test, In aptitude test was quite good logical ,mathmatical on trains problem some programming question in MCQ pattern and 2 theoretical question,After these 2 technical round technical then hr round. first technical round are average.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.normal sorting problem .
2. mathematical puzzles.
3.simple on array ,string questions.
Round 0: Team Formation: You start by forming a team, usually of two people . Choosing a teammate with complementary and strong skills is critical .
Round 1: Executive Summary: Teams submit a concise proposal (max 2 pages) outlining their solution to the given problem statement . This is a crucial filtering round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to build an ai agentic system for a hackathon
5 rounds: Online Assessment, Technical interviews, interviews with Managers
They asked alot questions and its about 1 hour each round.
Its about CS fundamentals and your applied programming language.
Behavial questions.
System design topics.
Interview process was streamlined and very reasonable. It was a couple rounds of technicals, software then brain teasers, but nothing outlandish.
The people themselves were very pleasant which was a refreshing surprise from a corporate environment.
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Nomura with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 31% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nomura overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nomura as a Software Developer according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 7%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -