First interview: with HR
Second interview: coding (easy leetcode style, python data structures)
Third interview: research (questions on CV project + theoretical questions) + business case with lab director.
Rejected because I did not have a PhD
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Research: why did you use this/that in your thesis?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Huawei Technologies (Markham, ON) in Jun 2026
Interview
the interview process basically have 4 rounds
- 2 technical interviews. The first round includes the coding assessment
- HR qualification interview
- Final interview.
I passed the first round and they moved me to the qualification round directly. The first interview lasts 1 hour. I started by telling about myself in 2-3 mins, then I had 30 mins to solve a coding problem. The problem is not hard. Next 10-15 minutes, I have a short presentation about the project that I am working on and answer some questions from them.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Huawei Technologies (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
Had two rounds of AI and Infra. Interview questions were about basic AI compute, models, LLM. Interviews were scheduled at odd hours, and includes folks from both Canada and China.
the interview process is team dependent but overall i received 1 intro interview, 1 coding test which i did ona share screen call, 1 technical interview. whole process moved pretty fast
Research Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Huawei Technologies with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Engineer roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Huawei Technologies overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Huawei Technologies as a Research Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 3%
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