Illumina·Software Engineer

Illumina Software Engineer interview experience

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SingaporePosted Mar 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with an HR outreach where the recruiter either scheduled my interview date or pointed me to the next step.

After that, I did a short video or phone-style interview focused on my background, what I’d done before, and a bit of general fit. The process felt straightforward at the beginning—HR and the interviewer were generally nice and helpful—but it also moved oddly slowly, and I kept waiting for the next stage.

Once the recruiter called again, we talked about logistics and later salary and other details. Overall, it was the kind of sequence that should’ve led to a clear next round, but the main thing I remember was the lack of responsiveness and the downtime between steps. I wasn’t offered the

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