Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Nomura as 75% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Investment Banking Intern and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Product Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Nomura takes an average of 80 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Product Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Round 0: Team Formation: You start by forming a team, usually of two people . Choosing a teammate with complementary and strong skills is critical .
Round 1: Executive Summary: Teams submit a concise proposal (max 2 pages) outlining their solution to the given problem statement . This is a crucial filtering round.
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Question 1
They asked to build an ai agentic system for a hackathon
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Nomura (Seoul) in Jun 2026
Interview
I got a call detailing about when to call and i got call that day but interview was very short :( maybe i was not qualified to that job. He asked why investment banking? and experiences.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Nomura (Mumbai)
Interview
HR doesn't contact you after the 1st call. I recieved a call to which i agreed to the position and I didn't hear back anything. Even filled the position on workday post that call as per the email.
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