I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at SAP (Berlin) in Jan 2021
Interview
Applied online through their portal, then received an interview invitation almost 5 weeks later. process consisted of 2 rounds; first round was with 2 development managers and seemed like a behavioral interview mainly focusing on past experiences and hypothetical situations.
The second interview was a week later; focused on 2 things, problem solving and technical questions related to the job description and tools, problems were easy to intermediate with the problem used as a starting point for a small discussion about the topic, then some tools-related questions, they were tools required in the job description, cloud engineer. These were a bit detailed and sometimes dive deep into the topic, but the interviewers offered hints all the time when it was very specific and didn't seem like a deal breaker. A week later received a call from a development manager saying they will either send me a date for a next interview or an offer, 2 days later I received the offer, then it took around a month to get the contract after that. On top of that there's almost no room for negotiations, recruiters don't have the power to do so and any suggestions from the interviewee side will take around a week to be approved or rejected.
expect a very long wait till first interview and around 4-6 weeks between offer and contract signing, actual process, first interview invitation to receiving an offer, lasted around 3 weeks.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Behavioral: focused on almost every past experience mentioned in the resume and what to do in specific situations.
I applied online. I interviewed at SAP (Brno) in Jun 2026
Interview
3 rounds of interviews: quick prescreening call with HR, on-site meeting with the manager, and a tech call with the lead engineer.
Prescreening was as usual. On the same day, I got a call from the manager and planned a second round for the next workday.
The second round was the most important. First quick introduction, then easy puzzle, then 15 min of technical questions (OOP, basic programming principles, Relational DBs, etc) - pretty easy, nothing too deep. Then, about 40 minutes talk about previous experience, position, hobbies, and other basic topics. Very pleasant and friendly, good atmosphere.
The third round was very quick - no live coding, a couple of architectural questions, static code analysis, and how to improve it (N+1 problem), SQL questions, overall around 10-15 minutes.
Received an offer a couple of days after. The whole process was clean, friendly, and fast at every level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you add a new PK to a table with 1 million entries?
What is OOP? Explain polymorphism.
What is relational DB? What is an index?
I interviewed at SAP (Walldorf, Baden-Wurttemberg)
Interview
The SAP interview process included an initial screening, technical discussion, problem-solving questions, experience-based conversations, and behavioral assessment, followed by an opportunity to discuss role expectations and ask questions with interviewers.
Interview process was okayish, focused on candidates with AI and RAG skills, if you have built projects you have a chance, otherwise you may be rejected after the online test.