I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Illumina (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2021
Interview
The recruiter interviewed me by phone for 30 minutes, and she asked 5 technical questions. Two hours later, they scheduled a phone interview with the hiring manager that would take place two days later.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How would you describe the structure of DNA to a 5-year-old?
Before the interview date, everything was arranged on a call and email for a day and time. On the day itself, after registering at the security counter, was brought into a meeting room where the interview was held, before the interviewers came in after a while.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An actual issue faced on the job was presented as a question for problem solving
If they want to interview itll move quick. Really clean cut interview, doesnt seem like your personality or character matters much. The interviewer was stern and made everything feel like a rush. Perhaps they already had a decision
Phone screen with HR into video interview with actual engineer. Would have been on site next interview. Job description did not match requirements they actually wanted, job was on site hire immediately.