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      Product Engineer Interview

      Jul 19, 2012
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Illumina

      Interview

      Got a call from HR for a phone interview opportunity. Scheduled for about a week later. A Hiring Manager called and asked some questions about previous experiences listed on the resume. Then began asking odd/basic level questions most likely to determine a fundamental understanding of the qualifications listed on resume; these questions were not very indicative of technical ability though and were very obviously picked or prepared from a list by HR.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you explain what an average is to a 5 year old without using mathematical terminology?
      Answer question

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      Product Engineer Interview

      Jan 16, 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina

      Interview

      After applying, I received an email saying I had been selected for a video interview process. I was sent a link and given a certain amount of time to complete video questions, where you had "one take" to record your responses. After that I was told that I was selected to interview over-the-phone with an interviewer. The interview lasted approximately 30 minutes.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      If you could create the perfect job for yourself, what would it be?
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      Question 2

      Why are you leaving your current job?
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      Product Engineer I Interview

      Nov 8, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA) in Aug 2017

      Interview

      First sent an email with a link to a video interview in which prompts are displayed and time is allotted for thinking and then for recording a response. The recruiter reached out and a phone interview was set up with a senior engineer/hiring manager. She asked some coding/computer questions, some questions about DNA, some scenario questions, and some personality questions. Then, I was brought onsite (cost of gas, hotel, parking, food etc. paid for) and had a 4-5 hour interview with a few of the people on the team. They don't give you a substantial break to eat or rest (which is probably like that for a reason) so make sure to be well fed and have water/snacks! (The last interview was the hardest and at that point I was exhausted and hungry.) The in-person interviews consisted of normal interview questions as well as challenge problems with some relation to the position/company (statistics, chemistry, process). All-in-all, I felt extremely under qualified for this position from the beginning but somehow got to the last interview. I don't really know what they saw on my resume that made it seem I was a good fit, but I'm glad I went along with it and got the interview experience.

      Interview questions [7]

      Question 1

      Explain mean, median, mode like you would to a 5 year old.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell me about the structure of DNA. How would a cartoonist draw it?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      How would you find the IP address of your Windows computer?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      What are the bases of DNA?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      What kind of chemistry lab experience do you have?
      Answer question

      Question 6

      How would you prioritize two different supply chains?
      Answer question

      Question 7

      What can you do to make your code run faster?
      Answer question
      3

      Product Engineer Interview

      Feb 1, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Illumina in Jan 2017

      Interview

      I applied for the Product Engineer 1 position at Illumina. I was prompted to perform a digital video interview where I recorded myself responding to a set of 7 questions that appeared on screen. Each question had a minute and a half prep period, followed by a 4 minute answering period where i would record my response. Questions ranged from simple biological questions to questions about work experiences. I felt the questions were quite fair and easily answerable.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe the structure of from a high level DNA as a cartoonist might.
      1 Answer
      3

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