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      Bioinformatics Support Engineer Interview

      26 Jul 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cork

      Other Bioinformatics Support Engineer interview reviews for Sanger Institute

      Bioinformatics Support Engineer Interview

      12 Nov 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Sanger Institute (Cork)

      Interview

      The interview was very nice. On an average the difficulty level was intermediate. But their expectations are pretty high even if they mention they need MSc grads(or higher) in the essential requirements.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Tell us about yourself and your background.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Technical stuff related to Unix(tricky questions)
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Are you aware of test driven development?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      What knowledge do you have about NGS technologies?
      Answer question
      5

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sanger Institute

      Interview

      Interviewed by the team leader and an employee of the same position. Very friendly and nice. Asked some basic questions about unix command line and python basic concepts. Explain nicely about the term I don't understand.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Any experience of supporting others with some technical issues
      1 Answer