I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nomura (London, England) in Feb 2024
Interview
I was told that there would be no live coding. Less than 10 minutes before the interview was due to begin I got an email with some source code and instructions to open it in an IDE and make sure it builds. It is a multi-part interview, the questions are average difficulty.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nomura (Mumbai) in Sept 2025
Interview
One of the best interviews I have ever appeared for.
The interviewers were quite knowledgable and friendly and the HRs provied timely feedback after the completion of each round.
Rounds
1: Technical - Python A-Z from data types to complex OOPs, questions varied from Easy to Difficult along with few problem solving questions. (Verdict - Cleared)
2: Technical - Walked through a real life problem to build a data ingestion system and was asked to provide a solution to build an optimal system. (Veridct - Cleared)
3: Technical + Managerial: The interviewer was based out of London, he walked through my resume and asked for explanation about the experiences I had throughout my career. (Verdict - Cleared)
4: In Office (F2F with Manager and Director of Engineering): Walked through my experiences and explained to me about the work culture at Nomura.
5: HR - Salary Expectations and Negotiations.
After Round 5 the HR contacted me about the compensation there are about to offer to me and on 30th September 2025 I received an offer from Nomura.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OOPs in Python, Multiprocessing, Multithreading, Celery, Async Programming
Only one manager has came to the interview. I was going through a recruiter company. Just asked my background and previous projects. Then asked me to details of implementations. A challenge I came across. How I resolved it.