I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech
Interview
Phone screen by HR, then by Hiring Manager and concluded with an onsite Interview (included a seminar presentation open to more members than interview panel). Hiring manager came back with an offer within one month of phone screen and offer was fair and competitive
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe an issue where solution was not straight forward
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Standard HR interview, then panel interview onsite. Good interview process standard process, nothing too hard to answer. Interviewed with Director then hiring manager and team. They all explained their responsibilities and allowed for questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
Started with an HR screen that described the company culture and 1-2 behavior questions. The next step was with the hiring manager, a few technical panels. Lots of behavioral / situational questions. Interview was done onsite but some of the panel interviewers were onsite and virtual.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Genentech in Oct 2021
Interview
Got a phone interview with a some kind of engineer. The interviewer was young and surprisingly unqualified. Didn't expect this from Genentech. By the end of the interview I told her I was not interested in the position anymore. Decided to stay at my current job and not to apply to Genentech, at least for now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Regular stupid behavioral questions. Some low end technical questions about chromatography etc.
Senior Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Genentech with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Genentech overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Genentech as a Senior Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
Group panel interview: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 8%
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