I applied online. I interviewed at BenevolentAI in Dec 2021
Interview
1. Call with Recruiter: getting to each other. Very nice recruiter.
2. Call with Team Lead: was asked about my experience and about my technical skills. Give you the chance to shine with your previous experience. Great experience.
3. Final Interview Round: 4 interviews consisting of
A. Presentation of previous research to the full team. It is quite time-consuming to prepare a presentation but they team listens and is genuinely interested.
B. Call with people from drug discovery/product side: more of a conversation about the goals of BenevolentAI. Again, very nice people and a great chance to get to know Benevolent better.
C. Bioinformatics Interview: ontologies, data bases, biomedical data types, etc.
D. Coding-Interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General Biology and drug discovery questions (depending on experience)
Hackerrank-Style coding questions.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at BenevolentAI in Nov 2020
Interview
Three rounds of remote interview: First, the Talent Acquisition Specialist called me 2 weeks after my online application. He asked some general questions of my background and work experience. Then, I talked with the hiring manager 10 days later. The questions are all about bioinformatic skills and knowledge, particulary NGS data analysis.
The final interview took 3.5 hours, composed of my presentation, coding test and 1:1 interviews. Google Meet is used for the interview, so it's better to get familiar with the tool in advance. Presenting my slides (full screen mode) in Goolge Meeting is a bit ackward, as I cannot see other audience if I have only one screen. So It's better to use a second screen. Coding test is on Codility platform, which is very easy to use. The interviewer is very friendly to help me achieve a python task. Other three 1:1 interviews covered NGS data analysis (exome-seq, RNA-seq and scRNA-seq) and biomarker discovery, very interesting discussions. The Talent Acquisition Specialist contacted me in 2 days after the interview and gave me feedback.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BenevolentAI (New York, NY) in Nov 2021
Interview
Initial screening call, followed by a technical call with the hiring manager, and lastly a few hour long session of presentations, interviews, and a coding challenge. The entire process was quick (about 3 weeks) and the company was very responsive and quick to follow up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about NLP and omics data analysis
