Genentech·Software Engineer

Genentech Software Engineer interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process kicked off after a recruiter reached out, and the first step was a technical interview centered on Java.

After that, the experience shifted into a broader panel format that blended programming, system design, and behavioral questions.

What stood out to me was that the technical expectations weren’t just trivia—they were aimed at how I structured thinking and responded under pressure. I remember feeling the rounds were more intense than a purely behavioral screen, especially when the later interviews pushed into design and scenario-style questions rather than only talking about projects from my resume.

By the time I finished the full set of interviews, it was clear this was meant to be a

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