I applied to many positions at GE HealthCare Finland over several years before getting an interview. The interview itself was not technically difficult — the questions were straightforward for someone with my background in embedded software and biomedical engineering. However, I got the impression the decision was already made before the interview started. Despite having a Finnish Biomedical Engineering degree and over 5 years of relevant experience, I did not receive an offer or meaningful feedback. The technical bar was not the issue. My impression is that most positions are filled internally or through internal referrals before they are even posted externally. External applicants, especially those with a foreign background, seem to be going through a process that has already been decided. Senior management may not be aware of how the external hiring process is actually working in Finland. I would not recommend this company to candidates with a foreign background who are based in Finland. Despite having local qualifications and years of Finnish work experience, the experience suggests that international candidates face additional barriers that have nothing to do with technical ability.

I applied senior software engineer(C++) through an online job portal and was contacted to schedule an interview. Two interviewers were expected to join the session. One interviewer joined first (seems like this interviewer has very less experience) and, without asking for an introduction, immediately asked me to explain my current project, which I did. While I was responding, the second interviewer joined the call. Without understanding my ongoing explanation or my project context, the second interviewer began asking questions. I attempted to explain my current project again; however, he seemed unable to grasp it at all. This was surprising, as my project is quite straightforward and is usually understood quickly in other interviews. It involves collecting data from one domain, processing it, and exporting the processed data to another endpoint where business users can view meaningful insights through dashboards or charts. Despite not fully understanding my explanation, the second interviewer continued asking unclear and poorly framed questions. Within about 15 minutes, both interviewers abruptly ended the interview by saying they were done, strange, they did not even ask any programming or data structures or design pattern questions and ended the interview & asked if I had any questions. The overall experience felt unplanned and disorganized. Random questions without clear intent or proper context were not what I expected from a company like GE Healthcare. I was particularly surprised by the lack of structure and preparation, and one interviewer appeared to have very limited interviewing experience. Since there is no formal interview feedback portal available, I am sharing this experience here for awareness.

Intervierw process was highly practical - the questions were all relevant to the job, and while challenging - it wasn't unfair. They seemed to focus on seeing how I think and how I take feedback and collaborate on real world problems, rather than how I solve logic puzzles.