Epic Systems interview, where a reasoning test comes first.

Epic publishes six steps on its careers site. It gives no durations or round counts, so the formats below are only as specific as the sources allow.

Epic calls this step its skills assessments and describes them as logic and reasoning questions that require no prep work. It does not publish the length, the sections or the pass mark. The candidate reports that exist are old, and the most detailed claims come from a company that sells preparation for the test.

• Logic and reasoning, by Epic's own description: Epic says no prep work is needed. Sleep, a quiet room and a clear head will do more for you than cramming.
• Long and proctored, in older reports: A 2016 candidate described three hours, live webcam proctoring with a room scan, and SAT-style English, maths and logic. Plan for a long sitting and a clean desk.
• A made-up programming language: Only a test-prep vendor reports this, along with spreadsheet questions. If it appears, read the rules given carefully and apply them exactly as stated; it tests reasoning, not a language you already know.
• Outside help: Epic asks candidates to check with their HR contact whenever they are unsure whether outside aid is allowed. Ask first rather than guess.
• The test happens after you choose a role: You can only apply for one position at a time, so the assessment you take is for the role you picked. Choose it before you start.

Calibrd cannot rehearse the assessment itself. It can prepare you for the final interview, and for the questions about hours, travel and Madison you should have answers to before you get there.

Epic names four values on its careers site, and each job page adds what it wants from that role.

• Curiosity
• Ingenuity
• Leadership
• Perseverance
• Software developers: a history of academic excellence or professional success
• Technical solutions engineers: inquisitive, analytical minds who want to understand how things work

Recent candidate reports of Epic's questions could not be verified. These questions are built on what Epic says it looks for and on the parts of the job candidates and former staff describe, so an answer you rehearse here is one the final interview is likely to need.

1. Choose your role carefully: Epic lets you apply for only one position at a time.
2. Check the travel for your role: up to 60% of working days for project managers and trainers.
3. Decide about Madison before you apply; every role needs relocation and Epic does not sponsor visas.
4. Take the assessment rested, in a quiet room, in one sitting.
5. Prepare a specific answer to why Epic and why this role.
6. Use the paid visit to Madison to meet the people you would work with.

This guide covers Epic's hiring for software developers, technical solutions engineers, project managers, quality managers and trainers, mostly for new graduates. For management and leadership roles the loop is similar but the bar shifts to people, delivery and strategy, so pair it with the leadership interview prep hub. The bar for your exact role comes from the role-by-role guides, and the prep that actually transfers is spoken, so run a mock interview before the real one.

Also interviewing at Abridge or Tandem Health? Their guides follow the same format, from the first screen to the offer.

• 01Epic careers, application processthe six steps, the logic and reasoning assessments with no prep work, and the outside-aid rule.
• 02Epic careersthe four values and the scale of the software.
• 03Epic careers, software developmentthe degree bar and the immersion trips in the first year.
• 04Epic careers, internshipsthe eligibility rules and full-time jobs with no extra interview.
• 05Epic careers, technical solutions engineerno programming experience required.
• 06Epic careers, project managerany major and the travel.
• 07Epic careers, quality managerabout 45 hours a week.
• 08CNBC, how Epic's CEO built her software factory (August 2025)14,000 employees, $5.7 billion revenue, 42% of acute care hospitals, 44 to 45 hour weeks, 7% turnover, five days in the office.
• 09Epic newsroomthe 2026 AI announcements, Art and Emmie.
• 10Hacker News, a 2016 candidate's accountthe phone screen, the three-hour proctored test and the full-day onsite.
• 11Hacker News, a 2011 assessment questionthe roses, daisies and tulips puzzle.
• 12Hacker News, a 2020 offer comparisonone candidate's offer against a Facebook offer.
• 13JobTestPrep, Epic Systems test preparationthe vendor's claim of a made-up programming language and spreadsheet questions, unconfirmed by candidates.

Interview processes change. This reflects widely-reported and sourced conditions as of 2026 — confirm specifics with your recruiter, and treat it as a map rather than a guarantee.