Staff Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Seagate Technology with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Staff Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Seagate Technology (San Jose, CA)
Interview
Brief discussions with hiring manager, director (both of whom I already knew) and sever other managers. Not sure this info will be helpful because it was over 10 years ago
I applied online. I interviewed at Seagate Technology (Singapore) in Apr 2026
Interview
There are 3-stages interview process.
1) The first one is the initial HR interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist. The discussion went over the company, the role, and the expected salary.
2) The second stage is the technical interview. I was interviewed by four member of the team. They asked about my technical experiences in the previous company and how those experiences aligned with the new role. I was also asked some questions to clarify some parts of my CV that may seem odd.
3) HR asked for my feedback for the interview process and verbal confirmation that the company and the team decided to proceed with an offer.
I interviewed at Seagate Technology (Longmont, CO)
Interview
Very thorough and long interview process with different Managers and engineers. Every manager has their own line of questioning wanting to learn about past experiences.Goes into detail about job function and role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an event in the past and how did you approached your problem solving skills
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Seagate Technology in Feb 2021
Interview
Quick, Crisp. Two rounds spanning across 2-3 weeks. ZOOM and no face to face as I was interviewed in Covid times. First was fitment and general, second was technical and final. Followed by some HR interactions for pay and benefits