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      Ginkgo BioWorks interviews FAQs

      • Common stages of the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks as a Design Researcher according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  25%

        Group panel interview:  25%

        Background check:  25%

        One on one interview:  25%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Test Engineer(10) ;
        2. Director(9) ;
        3. Engineer(7) ;
        4. Organism Engineer(7) ;
        5. Software Engineer(6) ;
        6. Associate Director(5) ;
        7. Medical Technologist(5) ;
        8. Scientist(5) ;
        9. Senior Engineer(5) ;
        10. Automation Engineer(4) ;
        11. Operations Engineer
      (4) ;
    • Fermentation Engineer(3) ;
    • Operations(3) ;
    • Organism Engineer III(3) ;
    • Program Coordinator(3) .
    • Design Researcher Interview

      Jan 11, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Ginkgo BioWorks in Nov 2020

      Interview

      1) Convo with HR 2) Convo with Hiring Manager 3) Group interview (I didn't get to that stage) It all went well until HR ghosted after step 2 even though they had said that the team wanted to schedule a group interview and had asked me to send time/dates for availability. Eventually they sent out a generic denial letter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at GB?
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      2

      Jobs at Ginkgo BioWorks

      19 jobs in United States
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      Director, Government Partnership Development
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      Laboratory Technician III, Antibody Production & Characterization
      Boston, MA
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      $52K - $75K /yr
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      Software Intern, Autonomous Lab
      Emeryville, CA
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      $38K - $54K /yr
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      Software Engineer 2, Autonomous Lab
      Boston, MA
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      $86K - $120K /yr
      (Employer provided)
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