I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Philips (Bengaluru) in Dec 2025
Interview
I applied for the Software Technologist (C++ Technology) role through Philips’ job openings. I was shortlisted and attended the first round of interviews, which went very well. I answered all the questions asked and successfully solved the coding problems provided by the interviewer. Overall, the interview experience itself was positive. One of the best interview.
However, after the interview, there is no further communication from the recruitment team. Despite multiple follow-up calls and emails to HR, I did not receive any response. Even now, the application status remains “Under Business Review” for a prolonged period.
I find it disappointing that candidates are not informed about the outcome of their interviews. If there is no requirement or if a candidate is not selected, it would be professional and respectful to communicate that clearly. A lack of response leaves candidates confused and uncertain about where they stand.
This experience was particularly disheartening because I have always held Philips in high regard, and it was one of my dream companies to work for. Unfortunately, this lack of transparency and communication has negatively impacted that perception.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interviewer asked many questions regarding software development and programming, he asked to create a template for stock market application, where data type could be anything while creating object, the class should be able to accept any data type and create object for it.
And also he had asked questions about multiple data structures & algorithms, design patterns and especially C++ STL core concepts.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Philips in Dec 2021
Interview
2 technical. 1st full of coding using ds concepts. 2nd full of architecture questions. 3rd manager round. Full of scenario based. 4th HR round. Entire process completed in 3 days and got offer within 5 days.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Philips (Bengaluru) in Aug 2021
Interview
2 Tech rounds (One with the Canada team)
2 Interpersonal skills(One with the Canada team was very rigorous)
Questions were easy, focus on optimizations, Cpp, Design patterns, GTest and Project related things