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Did the full Epic on-site loop last fall. Here's what actually happened.

staff_steph · 5 replies

Applied for a software developer role, went through the whole thing. Sharing because the info online is pretty scattered.

Round 1: Timed coding assessment sent via email before any recruiter call. 90 minutes, multiple choice plus some short coding problems. Nothing crazy hard but it's timed and the questions are specific, not generic leetcode. More like "here's a broken function, find the bug" or "what does this output."

Round 2: Phone screen with a recruiter. Standard background stuff. They asked why Epic specifically, which they take seriously. Give a real answer. "Healthcare is important" is table stakes. Know something about their products and who their customers are.

Round 3: On-site in Verona. This is the one. They fly you out. Full day. Multiple technical interviews, a values/culture interview, and they show you around campus. Campus is genuinely wild, it's got a Harry Potter library and a pirate ship. Not a joke.

Technical rounds included: system design-adjacent questions (less rigorous than FAANG, more practical), live coding, and "how would you explain this to a non-technical hospital admin" scenarios. That last type came up twice for me.

The values interview is not a gimme. They really do screen for culture. Someone who comes in arrogant about their FAANG background will not land this. I watched it happen to someone in the waiting room who was very loud about it.

Got an offer 8 days after on-site. Total process from application to offer was about 5 weeks.

5 replies

newgrad_neil

thanks for this. what was the coding assessment platform? was it HackerRank or something proprietary? and did you need to submit it before scheduling the recruiter call?

staff_steph

it was their own platform, not HackerRank. and yes, you get the link right after applying. they review the assessment before the recruiter reaches out, so that is the filter. if you don't do it they assume you're not interested.

careerveteran

the "explain to a non-technical stakeholder" thing is so underrated as a signal. at Epic specifically their end users are nurses and hospital administrators, people who are slammed and do not want to think about software. if you can't bridge that gap in an interview, they genuinely worry you won't be able to on the job. i'd prep two or three examples of translating technical tradeoffs for non-engineers.

visa_vik

do they sponsor H1B? i've been avoiding applying because i heard they don't but i can't confirm it anywhere official.

corp_refugee

they used to not sponsor. heard that changed somewhat but it's not consistent. your best bet is to ask the recruiter directly on first call. they'll tell you straight, they're unusually direct about that stuff.