Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SAS with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SAS overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SAS as a Senior Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SAS (Pune) in Mar 2019
Interview
1. Telephonic technical: Mostly on resume and scenario based discussion and system design.
2. Telephonic technical: Scenario based, no specific agenda, they evaluate you as the discussion proceeds.
3. F2F technical: Equally on Java and web development and deployment knowledge. If you are aware of whereabouts of a cloud offering, it would really be a plus.
4. F2F managerial: Mostly normal managerial questions.
After these, I was asked for documents.
In a week HR called and offered a mere 12% hike stating that anything above will be out of their budget. I understand there can be many factors behind an offer, but if in the initial communication, HR has already asked your current and expectation, then it is truly unprofessional to offer such a low quote after the whole process. If the candidate's expectation and current do not match with your numbers, don't waste his and your own time.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SAS (Pune) in Apr 2026
Interview
I had a good experience throughout the SAS interview process. The rounds though were very vigorous but were well conducted. Had six rounds. Pre screening round (with Manager), Technical discussion 1, Technical discussion 2, Managerial face-to-face, Director round face-to-face, HR interview face-to-face. The discussions were well-structured and the process was smooth and professionally managed. HR was very active throughout the process in updating the status.
I applied through a recruiter. The interview process included several rounds of technical assessments, all of which I cleared. However, the final HR round — which was face-to-face — was disappointing and felt like a complete waste of time.
Instead of focusing on role expectations, cultural fit, or compensation, the HR round involved vague and unrelated questions that had no relevance to the job or my application.
After spending hours across multiple rounds, it was frustrating to have the entire process dismissed over something as basic as notice period — which had already been mentioned earlier in the process.
Pros:
Technical interviewers were knowledgeable and focused
Technical rounds were challenging and relevant
Cons:
Last-minute disqualification due to avoidable issue
No respect for candidate’s time and effort
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your last appraisal feedback in your current company? What is your notice period? ..
I applied online. I interviewed at SAS in Feb 2023
Interview
I as a Shortlisted applicant received HR call in 2 days. 1st technical round occurred 3 days later with questions about relocation and experience. Efficient communication and prompt response from HR streamlined the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. write rest API connection code 2. program for invalid brackets in a string.