PTC Software Specialist Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at PTC.
PTC
Software Specialist
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I went through two rounds, a technical one and a managerial one. There were two interviewers in each round. The technical round covered core Java, then moved on to Hibernate and JPA, and finally Spring Boot.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- What are your core Java skills?
- Can you explain Hibernate?
- What is JPA?
PTC
Software Specialist
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
There were 2 rounds in the interview process. The first round involved writing your own string class and implementing string functions like strlen. Then, they asked about the difference between a Linked List and a Vector, specifically which one has more efficient insertion. They also inquired about design patterns and asked to explain the Singleton design pattern, followed by a question on copy constructors.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Approximately how many lines of code do you generate daily within your projects?
- Could you elaborate on the internal implementations of Vector and List?
- Please code a linked list data structure and implement a function to retrieve its length.
PTC
Software Specialist
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
The interview process involved 2 rounds. First, there was a technical test with some basic coding objective questions, including Java questions, and some general objective questions. After that, there was a 1-on-1 technical interview. Finally, there was an HR round to talk about salary.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain core Java concepts?
- Tell me about your previous projects.
- How do you handle deadlock detection?
PTC Software Specialist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from PTC interview reports.
“What is JPA?”
Read reports →“Could you elaborate on the internal implementations of Vector and List?”
Read reports →“Can you explain an array sorting algorithm and then program it?”
Read reports →“How do you handle deadlock detection?”
Read reports →“Explain object-oriented programming concepts.”
Read report →“Tell me about Spring Boot.”
Read report →“Can you explain Hibernate?”
Read report →“Approximately how many lines of code do you generate daily within your projects?”
Read report →“Do you know Java 8?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 PTC interview reports.