Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cepheid with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cepheid overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cepheid as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cepheid (Bangalore Rural) in Jul 2025
Interview
Good interview , checked for in dept knowledge. Things were checked till the lowest programming level. I like the way questions were structured and asked. There were also some questions that were asked just to understand the problem solving mindset
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cepheid in Feb 2017
Interview
Interviewed for 1 hour with five different people from different back grounds. Basic java questions with sql. Basic testing questions and algorithm questions. Paper back interview questions were asked.