Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thermo Fisher Scientific overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Software Engineer according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Singapore) in Dec 2020
Interview
1 round is phone interview with HR, he asked some basic java questions, for example interface, abstract , thread, deadlock, design patterns, the 2 round is phone interview with future team leader an members, the questions include android architecture, restful api and they will let you share your work experience.
the 3 round is phone interview with the head of RD team manager and HR, we just talk about work experience and do culture fit.
The whole process is simple and comfortable
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bengaluru) in May 2026
Interview
Great smooth process clear communication. Great team working in the cutting edge tech stack. Questions will be more centered around projects and application level brainstorming on architecture level ideation. They are looking for an all rounder with specialising in some key tech stack
Went for the interview through campus placement. Interview was offline and conducted at their office. The first round consisted of questions on coding, dbms and projects mentioned in resume. Interviewers were helpful.
Interview was straightforward and pleasant as far as software interviews go. Group interview with the team who then reviews and comes to a collective decision on whether to hire you.