I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (Durham, NC) in Apr 2016
Interview
On campus recruitment - there was a pre-selection round based on resume review, and then, there was call for on campus interview. Interview with various experienced members of the software round, primarily getting to know you questions, and review of previous aptitude.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2020
Interview
Initially just a phone screening with the Recruiter, then a phone interview with the hiring manager. After that, there was a phone screening with the hiring manager. After this, there was a virtual "panel" of interviewers (4 hours of back to back interviewing). The communication in scheduling all of this could have been better but all in all a good (yet arduous) process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of situational scenarios, debugging strategies, some coding questions.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Illumina
Interview
Short non-technical phone interview asking about , then 2-hour Skype with a few technical questions and one coding questions, but mostly behavioral (was referred by someone I knew and it was a bit last-minute)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to balance asking questions with working independently
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Illumina
Interview
After a lengthy phone screen, I was invited to the in-person interview, which included four separate meetings with different functional groups as well as a tour of the campus. Each interview was a combination of technical questions and personal, getting-to-know you questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you test the accuracy of your results without a baseline?
