I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Accelrys (Milford, MA) in Aug 2015
Interview
First round was conducted by two people: Hiring Manager and Principal Software Engineer. The questions were mainly based on my past experience and project management like How do you deliver high quality code? Then I was invited for 2 hour onsite interview. Before interview, I was provided a design question and was asked to be prepare for discussion. On the day, I had to talk around 9 people. Some asked technical questions. Some asked behavioral and some were past project related. Finally, I was asked to design the application which they sent me prior. I discussed it with Principal Engineer and Database Admin. In the end, I was given a sheet with 2 SQL query questions. I got a call from HR next day that they wanted to move forward with an offer.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Accelrys (Cambridge, England)
Interview
1st stage - phone interview by boss-to-be
2nd stage - 3-4 hour face to face interview by the following:
HR: welcome and close with box-ticking questions and questionnaire
Technical team members: longest part of the interview
Boss-to-be: a mix of technical and general
Boss of boss-to-be: general
Most of the development work requires the use of a proprietary software, that's why all the candidates are shown this, which is good as the candidates know what they are getting into.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Accelrys with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Accelrys overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Accelrys as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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