I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Denali Therapeutics (South San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Interview was average. I applied through a recruiter and after a week from my application, I received an interview. I was asked two personality questions, and then a couple questions to test my specific knowledge on certain processes related to the position I was applying for. At the end, the interviewer told me I was very promising and said I will likely hear back, which got my hopes up. Two weeks later Denali gave an update saying they went with an internal candidate within their company, wasting mine and my recruiting agency's time.
I applied online. I interviewed at Denali Therapeutics in Oct 2025
Interview
Yellow/red flags all around but hard to be picky with this job market. The hiring manager emailed me 7:30AM after I had applied online the evening before to schedule call. I heard nothing back, but I was made aware that various people in my network were questioned about me by the group director. It's honestly kind of off-putting to have them all up in my business when I haven't even met any of them in person. Over 2 weeks after, talent acquisition scheduled a call with me. That call was much more pleasant, but then that talent person revealed that they were leaving the company! Not something great to hear. Got the rejection email a month later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you liked about your former company and something you didn't like?
