The hiring process at Berkeley Lights takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Field Application Scientist had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Field Application Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
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I applied online. I interviewed at Berkeley Lights (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2021
Interview
It was a whole day interview. Did not give a proper agenda for the interview. They mentioned there won't be any programming questions, but my programming skills were tested. I was not prepared for it.
This was 3 years ago when the company still existed, but it was a standard interview across 3 stages including a presentation on my research. Team was engaged and interviews were fair.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Troubleshooting/pressure testing the platform type questions
Phone screening with HR, then phone screen with hiring manager, followed by zoom interview panel which were 45 minutes in length. Total process took about 2 weeks. Mix of managers and individual contributors
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical troubleshooting scenarios. Describe previous work experience