Sr. Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Arcus Biosciences with 3.5 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.
Common stages of the interview process at Arcus Biosciences as a Sr. Scientist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Arcus Biosciences (Hayward, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Started with hiring manager. Few weeks later, zoom interview was scheduled with panel of 6 people. presentation followed by one on ones for 30 minutes. very knowledgeable people. Some rounds are exhausting and very long full day.
I applied online. I interviewed at Arcus Biosciences (Hayward, CA)
Interview
I applied online and got a phone interview with the hiring manager. Later I was asked to give a 1-hour technical presentation, and talked to 6 or 7 people during the virtual interview, each lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the time it was conversational and informative. There were a couple of difficult questions on the technical side.