Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Seagate Technology with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer I roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Seagate Technology overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Seagate Technology as a Engineer I according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Phone interview: 16%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Seagate Technology (Vellore) in Mar 2015
Interview
1st Round is a written test where all aptitude questions, logical and English knowledge questions and basic linux and basic programming questions and 2nd round is the technical round with 1:1 in panel where he started asking basic programming questions and went to data structures and 3rd round is the HR round just took 5 min to test your communication skills and interest towards the company
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Question 1
linked list traversal, basic questions on linux, logical questions to analyse the way of thinking and basic programming questions and finally HR questions
Remote interview with two senior engineers, asked five questions overall. Were very nice and easy to talk to, gave some great background on the factory and why these roles needed to be filled immediately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your background relating to the role
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Seagate Technology (Derry, Northern Ireland) in Feb 2025
Interview
Mix of behaviour based, past experience and how it's relevant, and motivation for joining the company /pursuing the role in particular. Not overly technical. Less than 1 hour. Overall a reasonably straight forward interview
The interview process was pretty smooth. There was a panel of interviewers that consist of HR and the department head, as my potential reporting officer. Overall, it was a pleasant experience for me.