I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
I received an email to answer the questions via app HireVue (9 questions, some scientific, some general, 30 sec to read the question, 3 min to answer). A month later I was invited to a on-site interview from 10.30 am - 5 pm giving the ppt and meeting the team. It was interesting and people were very nice but it was also very tiring and stressful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The difference between R&D and product development?
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.
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
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.
