Illumina·Software Engineer

Illumina Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

SingaporePosted Jun 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a technical-heavy loop that started with a resume-based chat and then moved into deeper engineering questions.

I spoke with a 3–4 person group where the conversation pulled from topics like DS lists, functions, design patterns, threads, and race-condition style scenarios. The interviewer(s) also wanted me to be comfortable with what I’d already listed on my resume, so I had to make sure I could discuss my own experience in detail.

After a callback, I was also given a project to work with before a technical interview, but I got very little context on what to prepare for. When the interview happened, the questions leaned toward specific knowledge tied to their expectations, and it felt difficult if my

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