Inovalon Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 17 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Inovalon.
Inovalon
Software Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
The process was really chill. Started with a Codility online assessment covering DSA and APIs. Then, a regular technical and behavioral interview. The recruiter was responsive, and everyone was helpful during the whole thing.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What are some basic questions about DSA?
- Can you answer some trivia questions related to CS Fundamentals?
Inovalon
Software Engineer
Staff Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical System Design Behavioral
Recruiter was super unresponsive, only reaching out for interview times and ignoring all my questions. They also wouldn't say what each round would cover. I ended up in a system design whiteboard round with a senior principal engineer, totally blindsided because I didn't know that was coming (their titles seem to be exaggerated). The first call was 45 minutes with a principal engineer who didn't even turn his camera on and just started grilling me with random quiz questions instead of asking about my background or projects. Naturally, the recruiter ghosted me at the end, which I kind of expected given their communication style throughout.
Confirmed questions1 question
- We discussed improvements to 3 projects I was most proud of, then designed one system from scratch on a whiteboard website.
Inovalon
Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The recruiter mentioned I'd have a 30-minute call with the hiring manager to talk about the job and see if I fit. But, when I joined the call, it was with a contract engineer who kept his camera off and immediately started grilling me with technical questions. He was pretty rude, asking things like, "What version of .Net do you use?" and then telling me their stack is version 6 but they're thinking of upgrading to 8, and asking "Why would you do that?" He also asked about my resume mentioning WPF, and when I said what project it was for, he was dismissive, saying "That’s a really old way of doing things, that isn’t used in real companies." He didn't give me any info about the role beyond the tech stack and then wanted me to start a screen share coding interview. When I tried to ask about the company first, he said he didn't know the salary or benefits. He also mentioned that while the job description says every third week on-call, in reality, it's 24/7. And when I asked about layoffs, he said reorganizations and layoffs happen constantly. I decided to end the interview there and didn't answer his technical questions.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell me about your past projects and your experience with JavaScript?
- Tell me about your project history and if you know JavaScript.
Inovalon Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Inovalon interview reports.
“What are the benefits of de-normalizing a database?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what OOPs is in Java?”
Read reports →“Could you explain what coupling is?”
Read reports →“You don't know this, what, where do you come from?”
Read reports →“Could you code a binary search, please? (C++ preferred, though my Python preference wasn't accommodated)”
Read report →“Was a telephone screening actually conducted?”
Read report →“Could you discuss the singleton pattern, including why you'd use it and its benefits?”
Read report →“Can you complete the code to pass the unit tests?”
Read report →“What are some basic questions about DSA?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 17 Inovalon interview reports.