I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Adobe
Interview
A call discussing past projects and future interests.
No coding / software engineering questions asked.
Discussed the potential projects that the manager was interested in.
Discussed some relevant research papers for the task.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic behavioral questions.
Nothing too specific
Hiring manager interview. Asked questions about research work, projects. The candidate should have the basic fundamentals of the specialization, in depth knowledge of the current technologies, most relevant research areas and all. The focus is to advance technology to product and submit patents.
Interview was online. The interviewer had a PHD in algorithms.
Started with a general introduction. THen asked two simple DSA questions -
1) find the 2nd min element of an array
2) knapsack problem
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked for the general introduction. THen asked two simple DSA questions -
1) find the 2nd min element of an array
2) knapsack problem
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Adobe (Amherst, MA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Asked about my research interests and what I am going to do in my PhD. The interview was around an hour long, and there were two people present. There were no coding questions and mostly conceptual stuff around the implication and possible impact of my research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain what you did in your masters thesis ? How can it be applied to a product in our company ?
Research applicants have rated the interview process at Adobe with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Adobe overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Adobe as a Research according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Other: 17%
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