I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at J.P. Morgan (Glasgow, Scotland) in Apr 2019
Interview
I have gone through the interview process for Senior Bigdata Engineer role. I got call from recruiter and arranged interviews after getting lots of publicity about JPC from recruiter. There are following rounds
1. Two technical interview one on phone call another on blueJeans video call
2. One coding assessment to complete and reviewed by technical manager
3. Managerial round with Executive director
4. HR round
Recruiter called me after every round to ask how I performed and having a friendly and non professional way of talk.
After completion of all interview rounds HR round came and same recruiter took my HR round. The offered salary was very less just to survive in Glasgow. I disappointed as after taking so many rounds and got selected they came up with low salary and some basic benefits which I think nobody accept as this is not an only company in this world to get hired. I also have to bear relocation cost of me and my family as company doesn't give relocation for foreigner employees.
At the end I have rejected the offer as I experienced that this company doesn't think about employees and just wanted to get employees with lots of skills but at low salary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Bigdata/Hadoop releted questions eg. rdms vs impala, performance tuning, spark and MR
Real time project experience and test your problem solving skills based on some given use cases.
Scala functional programming
System architecture, microservices design technique, how you test your application, software development life cycle you follow
Coding assignment releted to string manipution and handing strings with camelcase
The interview process was well-structured and professional. It started with an online application, followed by an online assessment that included aptitude questions and basic technical/problem-solving tasks. After clearing that, I was invited for 2–3 interview rounds.
The first round focused on technical and role-specific questions along with some questions on past projects and experience. The interviewer also asked about problem-solving approaches and how I handled challenges in previous roles or academic work.
The next round was more behavioral, with questions around teamwork, leadership, and situational scenarios. They were particularly interested in understanding cultural fit and how well I aligned with the company’s values.
Overall, the interviewers were friendly and gave enough time to think through answers. The difficulty level was moderate — not overly tricky but required good preparation and clarity of concepts.Tip:
Be clear on your fundamentals, prepare examples for behavioral questions, and have a good understanding of what JPMorgan Chase does.
Did coding test and pass but after coding round no updates from them.Send mail to them no reply.Still waiting for the update.Once recieve a update from them then I will update here
I applied online. I interviewed at J.P. Morgan in Jan 2026
Interview
I recently went through a technical interview for a mid-to-senior level engineering role, and the experience was quite disappointing. The interviewer did not provide any introduction or context about the role or the session, and instead immediately jumped into technical questions without setting expectations.
The discussion started with low-level commands and syntax-related questions, but without clarifying the goal or what was being evaluated. When I attempted to explain my reasoning or ask clarifying questions, the responses were minimal and sometimes dismissive, which made the interaction feel one-sided.
There was also a lack of structure in how the questions were asked. Some topics shifted abruptly (for example, from basic command-level questions to conceptual topics like data structures), without a clear flow or objective. This made it difficult to understand what the interviewer was trying to assess.
Overall, the interview did not feel like a constructive technical conversation. It lacked collaboration, clear communication, and professionalism. I would recommend better interviewer training and a more structured and respectful approach to candidate evaluation.