I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Veeva Systems in Jan 2022
Interview
- Initial phone conversation with hiring manager.
- Phone conversation with lead engineer on team to discuss role and ask questions.
- Take home assignment: Algorithm-based CLI program + Architecture Diagrams for a given use case
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very odd interview wherein the lead engineer gave an overview of the architecture and systems the team uses and then explained issues with their configuration and engineering practices and asked how I would fix problems or better handle processes. Lead admitted that the team was learning as they go and may not have implemented best practices or had the skills to do so. Also could not explain how they tested their application and infrastructure through a normal CI/CD process. Major red flags.
- For some reason I continued on with the process and was given a take home assignment to build an application incorporating a leetcode style algorithm. In addition, configure and create architecture diagrams for a very specific use case the team works on. After successfully writing the algorithm and application, along with diagrams, I was followed up shortly with a decline to move forward because my expectations did not align with their expectations.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Veeva Systems (Toronto, ON) in May 2026
Interview
Everyone I talked to in the process seemed very genuine and down to earth, so that part was good. The process was a bit long and specific to Java so I had to relearn that after several years. The coding question during the onsite was an algorithm I learned in undergrad, and had never touched again, so I don’t think it gave great signal. It was either you studied that specific algorithm or you didn’t, and you couldn’t brute-force it. I did not enjoy that. The system design problem was also strange. It started out coding a toy algorithm for a specific request assignment problem, and then about designing a real-world algorithm for the actual problem. I also don’t know what signal they were trying to get out of that. I was expecting a standard architecture design problem, not that curveball. I don’t know how to rate the interview difficulty. It was just strange. I came away expecting a rejection and received one about a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
“System design”: write code to efficiently assign requests to “workers”. Then create an algorithm that would do this in real life.
I applied online. I interviewed at Veeva Systems (London, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
First round is the hiring manager round.
Second round is the technical coding round, asked to build a basic UI component.
Questions were vague but easy. They didn’t seem very interested, which makes me think if they were actually looking to hire anyone!
had a first call with recruiter and he says his feedback is super positive but haven't get any follow up after that.
was asked about my working experience, salary expectation and a couple of basic technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
your working experience for last couple of years
some basic technical questions
