I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2011
Interview
Telephone interviews with HR recruiter to screen for first pass candidates. After telephone interview a technical telephone interview with onsite employee. If you make it past this round then an onsite interview with a panel of 4-5 individuals is established with each interviewer taking 30-45 minutes each. Each interviewer is a different level either in managment, software engineering or test.
The first round onsite interview was technical in nature. Focusing on software technologies for web and desktop use. Interview has a focus on technical coding design, C# principles, GUI design and backend services. Depending on the position either hardware or software engineers can be part of the interview panel.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
C# syntax and coding styles
software development process you have followed (waterfall, scrum, scrum like)
Software design principles
Various software technologies (Web, GUI, WPF, HTML5, C#, Java, etc) If it is on your resume you will be asked about that technology
Scrum and agile
Overall experience of projects you have worked on to see if you can communicate clearly
1. Do paper test regarding operating sysyem, programing languages like C/C++, embedded system, networking
2. Face-to-face interview with Project Manager and Project leader from sever al teams.
3. HR via phone interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Work experience and programing languages and other tech skills
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bengaluru)
Interview
The interview process was well-structured and professional, ensuring a smooth and transparent experience. The initial screening was efficient, providing a clear overview of the role and expectations. The interviewers were well-prepared, asking relevant questions that assessed both technical skills and cultural fit.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bangalore Rural) in Feb 2024
Interview
I have given the first round of virtual interviews in Thermo Fisher. It went pretty good. All technical questions were very simple. The interviewer confirmed that he is processing my profile for the next round. But later didn't get any updates from a recruiter for further process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to write logic to find first repeated character in a String using java 8. Another question is to find highest 2nd salary of employee from employee Table using SQL query. Other questions are related to current project.
