Candidates applying for Associate Data Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Phenom overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Phenom as a Associate Data Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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The interview was pretty easy, and the interviewer was kind and easy to talk to. Explained the role well, but he was not as technically versed and lacked communication afterward
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Phenom (Ambler, PA) in Oct 2025
Interview
First step was a screening — 6 questions, 1 minute each. Took about 45 minutes total and was pretty straightforward.
Second step was the recruiter screen. It went well, genuinely enjoyable, and ended on a very positive note. Four minutes later, I received an automated rejection email. The recruiter later apologized and scheduled the next interview with the hiring manager.
The third step — the hiring manager interview — was canceled twice (about an hour and a half before each scheduled time). The final version happened five days after the original date.
Turns out the “hiring manager interview” was actually a surprise technical coding test. I couldn’t answer all of it live, but it wasn’t anything I haven’t worked on before.
Overall, the process felt disorganized and inconsistent. I’d imagine that’s a fair reflection of what it’s like to work there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"What's more important, being a smart worker or a hard worker?"