Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Arcadia Science as 23.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.85 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Operations Manager and Scientist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Operations Manager and Research Scientist roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Arcadia Science takes an average of 25 days when considering 13 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Senior Operations Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Research Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
The process consists of an initial recruiter screen, followed by an interview with the hiring manager, and concludes with a final stage where a presentation is required as part of the evaluation.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Arcadia Science in Feb 2026
Interview
Applied over company website, invited to schedule a Zoom interview a few days later. The interview was about 30 min with the main hiring person, who spent some time describing the company and the role and then asked me about my background/experience. Some time for me to ask questions at the end. Overall a pretty stiff interview, was unsurprised to get an auto-rejection a few days later.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Arcadia Science
Interview
Three rounds of interview. (1) Zoom interview with a PR person, not science-heavy, basic screening. (2) Invited to submit a video presentation of previous research, 15 minute max. (3) Zoom interview with two scientists. I wasn't selected after the third stage, they did proactively let me know. The in-person interviews were nice - lots of forward-thinking questions about what I would do at Arcadia. I found the 15-minute video to be frustrating... it took a large amount of time to prepare, film, edit. (They suggested just "hitting record on zoom," but of course, to be competitive, it takes a much more professional approach, which takes time).