Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Thoughtworks with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Developer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thoughtworks overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thoughtworks as a Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Other: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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3 rounds - first with recruiter, second is pair programming and last is culture round.
First - asked about background, experience
Second - Pair programming round
Third - Cultural round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About background, sponsership, experience with tech stack
I just pass the first round techinical interview. It's a pairing programming, based on the provided codebase. The interviewer gave some requests of modification, and I do coding. Take an hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
based on the shopping cart project, add logic of checking out a new type of product.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Bengaluru) in Feb 2025
Interview
1. Code Pairing Round
Focused on TDD, maintainability, and reusability.
Required writing tests first and structuring code for clarity.
Evaluated problem-solving, refactoring, and collaboration.
2. Technical Discussion Round
Deep dive into your project and decision-making.
Asked language-specific questions like WSGI vs. ASGI.
Assessed system design, trade-offs, and optimization.
3. Cultural Fit Round
Focused on teamwork, adaptability, and values alignment.
Included behavioral questions based on real-world scenarios.
Evaluated communication skills and collaboration mindset.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between WSGI and ASGI?
How can you optimize memory usage in Python?
What is monkey patching in Python?
Explain key OOP concepts in Python.
How do you design a database for a given use case?
What is the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) in Python, and how does it affect multi-threading?