Is it hard to get hired as a Engineering Co-Op at Ginkgo BioWorks?

Engineering Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks with 4 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 56.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Engineering Co-Op at Ginkgo BioWorks?

Candidates applying for Engineering Co-Op 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 Ginkgo BioWorks overall takes an average of 40 days.

Where can I find Ginkgo BioWorks interview experiences by job title?

Test Engineer (10) ; Director (9) ; Engineer (7) ; Organism Engineer (7) ; Software Engineer (6) ; Associate Director (5) ; Medical Technologist (5) ; Scientist (5) ; Senior Engineer (5) ; Automation Engineer (4) ; Operations Engineer (4) ; Fermentation Engineer (3) ; Operations (3) ; Organism Engineer III (3) ; Program Coordinator (3)

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Nov 14, 2022

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I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ginkgo BioWorks in Oct 2022

Interview

For the Early Talent roles to which I applied: typically a behavioral interview with HR, then onto either a second behavioral interview with the team or directly to the technical interview. The technical interview consisted of either a presentation on a paper or the equivalent of a problem set, depending on the role.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Can you tell us about how you approach and overcome challenges? (Illustrative example optional).

Answer question

Jobs at Ginkgo BioWorks

2 jobs in United States

Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Ginkgo BioWorks interviews FAQs

Engineering Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks with 4 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 56.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Co-Op 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 Ginkgo BioWorks overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks as a Engineering Co-Op according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Test Engineer(10) ;
Director(9) ;
Engineer(7) ;
Organism Engineer(7) ;
Software Engineer(6) ;
Associate Director(5) ;
Medical Technologist(5) ;
Scientist(5) ;
Senior Engineer(5) ;
Automation Engineer(4) ;
Operations Engineer(4) ;
Fermentation Engineer(3) ;
Operations(3) ;
Organism Engineer III(3) ;
Program Coordinator(3) .

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Engineering Co-Op Interview

Nov 14, 2022

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ginkgo BioWorks in Oct 2022

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Can you tell us about how you approach and overcome challenges? (Illustrative example optional).

Answer question

Ginkgo BioWorks interviews FAQs

Engineering Co-Op applicants have rated the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks with 4 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 56.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Co-Op 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 Ginkgo BioWorks overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ginkgo BioWorks as a Engineering Co-Op according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Test Engineer(10) ;
Director(9) ;
Engineer(7) ;
Organism Engineer(7) ;
Software Engineer(6) ;
Associate Director(5) ;
Medical Technologist(5) ;
Scientist(5) ;
Senior Engineer(5) ;
Automation Engineer(4) ;
Operations Engineer(4) ;
Fermentation Engineer(3) ;
Operations(3) ;
Organism Engineer III(3) ;
Program Coordinator(3) .

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