I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at IFS (Malabe, Western) in Jun 2019
Interview
I sent my CV directly to their email address. After few days I was told that IFS is going to hold some interviews in my university and the next day I got a call from IFS and I was told to come to the interview, which was going to be held in my university.
Interviewer was nice and first he explained how they are going to interview me. I was given plenty of time to answer every questions I was asked. I cannot compare this interview with others since I have not participated in any. This was my first interview and I got selected.
I was given a paper and pencil. I was asked to write a simple class which can be used in the User Management System I mentioned earlier and write a simple ddl query to create a table to store the user data.
I applied online. I interviewed at IFS in Oct 2025
Interview
Initially there was an screening call , then then invite for written exam in the IFS office then after 1 week i got selected in that exam then i had an HR interview that was online in teams
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the written exam
I had 10 MCQ's which like the theory one
(Eg: Which is not an OOP principal, Time complexity, Which Design pattern ensure only one instance is created, Testing)
Then i had the 3 Essay type Questions
Q1: You have 2 cups one is 7L, 4L from these two cups how you can measure exact 2L
Q2: In unsorted array from 1 to n, one number is missing how to find that number(Answer can be in any language or pseudocode)
Q3: They give the scenario for that we need to Draw ER diagram and a simple SQL query
Had a call with a recruiter, then had a chat with the team lead and senior developer to go through interview questions. Finally got an offer through phone call. Interview was about 30 minutes long and featured 2 technical questions and several behavioural.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What is affective teamwork
Q: FizzBuzz
Q: How would you create this component?
Q: Write out test cases for FizzBuzz
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback on the interview process. Many congratulations on your new role with IFS! We hope you enjoy every moment as part of Team Purple.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IFS (Colombo, Western) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interviewers emphasized communication and clarity of thought, not just technical skills. They seemed to prioritize soft skills and how effectively you could explain your approach. Overall, it was a balanced evaluation of both technical and interpersonal strengths.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach a problem you've never seen before, and how do you communicate your thought process?
Thank you for taking the time to review your interview experience. We appreciate your time and interest - wishing you the very best in your future career. CM
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