I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SAP (Bengaluru) in Dec 2011
Interview
Had a written test online (MCQ's) which consisted of three major sections and was time bound:
a) General Aptitude (approx 1 min per question) - tough
b) Advance Computer Skills (C, C++, Java, RDBMS , OOAD) (approx: 2-3 min per question) -very tough
c) English Proficiency (1 min per question - very easy)
After clearing online test was informed a few days later via email and was asked to attend a tech manager interview after 15 days
Tech Interview Went on with RDBMS questions, C++ Basics and data structure and was asked to write few programs.
After Interview waited for 8 days to get result and had a telephone interview for HR and
later after 2 days received the good news
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design DB for High end system according to constraints which were mentioned and changed every now and then.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SAP (Dublín, Dublín) in Dec 2011
Interview
Asked about my previous projects and technologies I've been using. Because they are working on a new Java EE project they focused on my Java experience. Talked about Struts, Hibernate. Some database design questions. Like what is replication and why would you want it? But nothing too specific. A bit on the frontend, general HTML\CSS, AJAX, jQuery, but again nothing too specific, just making sure that I know what I was talking about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your experience in software development.
The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at SAP in Nov 2011
Interview
Phone interview -> 3 Hour test -> Product Manager Interview -> Executive Interview -> HR interview -> Salary and benefits meeting.
Between each stage was at least a 2 week waiting period.
They apparently interview hundreds of candidates for a single position so it is very unlikely to be accepted. It is especially irritating that they don't even recomponsate you for all the effort, time, and gas that you put in to these interviews. I even got a parking ticket because my car didn't have a SAP sticker.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
A couple of OOP terms to define. Algorithm for checking if a string is correctly opened and closed by a number of brackets.
Make a class diagram of a system that is described in a story. Design a database schema which is basically a composite one and then write a couple of queries.