A third-party recruiter working for Gentrack contacted me. I got two interviews scheduled, 1 technical and 1 Hiring Manager. I cleared the technical round; one question was to remove duplicate elements while maintaining the order and other question was to find transpose of matrix in-place and also. One sql query was asked to find second highest income. In the hiring manager round, I didn't expect it will be the worst interview experience of my career. The interviewer (Vivek Sharma) first asked why I left my previous company and kept digging into the reason I gave, I explained yet he seemed dissatisfied cause he thought it was a bookish answer. If the HR people are okay with reasons I gave, why is he bothered this much with my reason to leave my previous company, he should be evaluating my competency and experience. He then asked what projects I worked on in my previous company, while I was answering he started yawning and closed his eyes (kind of like napping), it was humiliating. He didn't ask any technical question as I think he made up his mind to reject me while napping. The round completed in less than 20 min. I think Gentrack Pune has significant number of ex-Amdocs employees who prefer Amdocs candidate over others. They give vague reasons like "culture fit" to reject candidates. Also, the company needs to work on their interview process.

I was recommended to Gentrack by a friend within the company. It's important to note that I do not live in London (where they have offices), making regular commutes to the city impractical for me. The overall interview process was relatively straightforward, beginning with an initial screening by a recruitment associate, followed by a technical assessment with a manager and developer, and concluding with a culture/fit call with a tech lead. In terms of the interviews themselves, I found them positive. However, issues arose from apparent miscommunication between the technical and recruitment teams, coupled with a lack of consideration for candidates. It was conveyed to me that Gentrack was "remote-friendly," with the entire team working remotely with occasional in-person gatherings for retrospectives or social events. This appealed to me. Yet, during the first screening call, I learned that this wasn't the case, as I was informed that I would need to be in the office twice a week. Contradictorily, in the technical interview, I was assured vehemently that regular office attendance was not the norm, and everyone enjoyed flexibility in their work arrangements. The conflicting information persisted during my final interview stage with an engineering manager, leaving me uncertain about Gentrack's expectations and whether I would be a logistical fit. I spent several weeks trying chasing the recruitment associate after the process concluded. This was in September 2023, and I never received a definitive answer or even any feedback. Despite the company's outward presentation of being environmentally conscious and forward-thinking on its website, my actual impression was of a company adhering to outdated and inefficient work practices, placing the burden of long commutes and unecessary carbon emission on its employees. Based on my experience, I would advise against pursuing opportunities with Gentrack.