I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Persistent Systems in Apr 2023
Interview
The interview process for a Scrum Master role in e-commerce begins with an initial screening to evaluate the candidate's basic qualifications. Next, candidates undergo an agile knowledge assessment, testing their expertise in Scrum principles, practices, and frameworks. Following this, they answer behavioral and situational questions to evaluate their problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. In a practical Scrum Master simulation, candidates demonstrate their ability to facilitate agile ceremonies, resolve conflicts, and remove impediments. They must also exhibit an understanding of e-commerce customer needs and challenges, as well as effective stakeholder management strategies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you explain the Scrum framework to someone unfamiliar with it? Describe your experience with e-commerce projects. What unique challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them? How do you handle conflicts within the team, and how do you foster a positive work environment? Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult stakeholder. How did you manage the situation? How do you ensure that the Product Owner and the Development Team are aligned on the product backlog priorities? What metrics do you track to measure the success of a Scrum team? How do you use these metrics to drive continuous improvement? Can you give an example of a major impediment you helped to remove for your team? What was the impact? How do you ensure that the Scrum team adheres to the agreed-upon sprint goals and timelines? Explain the importance of sprint retrospectives and how you facilitate them to improve team performance. How do you stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in the e-commerce industry and Agile methodologies?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Persistent Systems in May 2025
Interview
Round 1 - Interviewer not joined the call, after 5days they took 1st round.
Round 2 - After selecting a first round, after following up with HR for 10 days, 2nd round scheduled where no one joined the call. (next day 2nd round done)
Round 3 - After 3-4 days 3rd round scheduled where luckily panel joined the call and I'm selected for client round.
Round 4 - Last round has been scheduled with client. As usual I joined the call before 15min and I waited for half an hour for HR to let me add in the meeting. I called several time to HR after 20 min and even I pinged her that i'm still in a lobby, please admit me in the meeting.
What happened next...
1. Client reverted to the mail, they were waiting for candidate to join and candidate didn't joined the call, please schedule it for tomorrow same time.
2. After an hour, HR said she forgot that we were connected as she was in another task.
3. I requested her to reschedule the interview as client said he is available for tomorrow.
Experience:
After 3 rounds of interview, attending a calls and then came to know after sometime that panel is busy, taking almost a month for interview process, following up with HR several time, getting no response from HR and at last HR reverted after a month that position got full filled.
I totally disappointed with this terrible behaviour of HR and company as they are not professional enough to understand and value candidates time, efforts & value.
I got a call when i was serving notice and i was an immediate joiner as my notice was on end and my interview process got fasten up and i got the joining in a week
I applied online. I interviewed at Persistent Systems (Bengaluru)
Interview
It was nice basic introduction what thing u ha handle,what all metric you have handled in scrum,what responsibilities u have handled what challanges u have faced,what risk u have facelity
Scrum Master applicants have rated the interview process at Persistent Systems with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scrum Master roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Persistent Systems overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Persistent Systems as a Scrum Master according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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