I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cepheid in Aug 2009
Interview
The people I talked to were very nice and they seemed positive. Except they kept asking how I would deal with people who would be reluctant to help from another team. So it seemed like some members of the teams did not work well together (although this can be expected at most places). I didn't see much room for growth in the position I was interviewing for. The interview questions were quite simple and very general. The company overall seemed fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you work with people who are reluctant to help?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
Multiple 30 min interviews. The first interview was a phone screening with the hiring manager. The second interview was in person at the Sunnyvale office. Overall, the interviews were pretty standard and nothing unexpected. The questions were mostly behavioral, nothing too technical. Any technical questions asked would be related to your previous work experience.
one phone interview after going to career fair. Then most other details happen through phones and emails. I was interviewed by the future managers and they were very caring and they patiently listened to my answers. That might not always be the case, but at least very friendly people exist there.
