I applied online. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) in May 2017
Interview
Interview process started with a 1-hr phone interview. I was then invited for day-long onsite interview. I had individual interviews and group interviews with senior staff engineer and faculty. Questions covered mainly my background and previous experience but there were a "if this situation occurred, how would you approach solving it."
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working at the university?
Staff Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at UC Santa Barbara 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 83.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Santa Barbara as a Staff Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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