Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Harvard University 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 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Harvard University overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Harvard University as a Software Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Harvard University (Coimbatore) in Aug 2020
Interview
It was pretty good and need to learn to clear the first round and second round of the process,. For the first round technical mcq were asked based on ds os and networks and few general aptitude questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Harvard University (Chennai) in Mar 2025
Interview
Good and easy...they treated friendly manner...they provide snacks
Office place is good....workspace also nice comparatively and they asked questions and if we doesn't know the answer they will help us to get stuff in knowledge
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) in Jun 2023
Interview
There were multiple interviews and each were 1-on-1. Starting with HR and then every member of the team and then some. Each interview was about 30-45mins. Some technical questions but not too much. They definitely want to make sure you are a good fit for the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A teammate is having trouble with a bug in their code and asks for you to look over it. Step through the actions you would take when asked this.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Harvard University
Interview
Harvard employs a 1-on-1 only interview process. There were about 7 in total, a light coding assessment but largely a high-level process to assess knowledge and willingness to learn rather than expertise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could take one aspect of your previous job and bring it with you to work here, what would it be?