I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (La Jolla, CA)
Interview
I has a phone interview with the hiring manager who asked a series of "typical" interview questions (e.g. "How do you handle difficult situations, give an example of your leadership skills, etc"). This lasted about 1/2 hour. 3 weeks or so later I was invited to give a talk about my previous work and was interviewed by 5 or so people in the group that I would be working in. The interview process was very positive for me. People asked good questions and were very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I honestly do not remember any question being difficult or unexpected. The only think that I can think of is how would you handle working with a difficult individual. I feel that the questions were relatively standard.
In the technical round, I was asked to solve Java problems like star pattern printing, string manipulation, and logic-based tasks like checking even/odd numbers and parsing strings. One question was about accessing specific characters from the end of a string.
pre-recorded video interview. very complicated and nerve-racking. not good for those who are introverts and nervous in front of camera. I wish they had more guidelines or more practice opportunities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did I deal with trouble-shooting or mistakes I made.
3 panel separate interview sessions. Each round included following interview
1- Co-workers (2 from each team)
2- Team lead , Scientist
3- Director is
3 panel separate interview sessions. Each round included following interview
1- Co-workers (2 from each team)
2- Team lead , Scientist
3- Director
