Quality Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cepheid with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quality Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cepheid overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cepheid as a Quality Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 16%
One on one interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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not bad at all, it felt like more of a conversation than an interview and they give you a company tour as well, pretty straightforward and more for you to assess fit if anything
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time when you dealt with conflict in a group
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
Interview was conducted in 3 rounds, starting with an HR round and then the team where I will be working was interviewed in terms of work ethics and technical skillset. The final round was with the hiring manager mostly dealt with the past work experience
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
There were four rounds of interview which included HR round, Hiring Manager, VP and senior engineer. The Hiring manager was curious to know from me on how much I knew about the company and how much was I interested in getting the job. He asked me if I had any questions for him. At the same time, they were looking for how my experience matches with the job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
was there anything different you learned about the company after coming here.