Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thermo Fisher Scientific overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Software Engineer according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Coimbatore) in Jul 2016
Interview
The online test was too good. It was based on time sense plus the knowledge that we have about computers. The questions were good. The interview was also good. Questions were asked about our projects and a few subjects such as data structures and algorithms
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code for circular linked list
Then they asked me to modify it soo many times like they wanted
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bengaluru) in May 2026
Interview
Great smooth process clear communication. Great team working in the cutting edge tech stack. Questions will be more centered around projects and application level brainstorming on architecture level ideation. They are looking for an all rounder with specialising in some key tech stack
Went for the interview through campus placement. Interview was offline and conducted at their office. The first round consisted of questions on coding, dbms and projects mentioned in resume. Interviewers were helpful.
Interview was straightforward and pleasant as far as software interviews go. Group interview with the team who then reviews and comes to a collective decision on whether to hire you.