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Candidate-reported interview insights

Amgen Data Engineer interviews, decoded.

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Data Engineer role at Amgen.

3.8 rating Biotech & Pharmaceuticals

Interview overview

Difficulty

Average

Average rounds

3.7

Average duration

~44 days

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy27.3%
average72.7%
difficult0%

Candidate experience

positive36.4%
negative27.3%
neutral36.4%

Candidate-reported interview process

I did a quick online test after applying, and then about a week later, I got contacted for an interview. It was a group thing with 12 other people, and we were split up to do one-on-one interviews with three different people, followed by a tour.

The hiring manager reached out to me directly, and we had a quick chat about my background and the job. He then told me I'd have 4 Skype technical interviews, scheduled within 3 days. These were mainly resume walkthroughs and behavioral questions. The HR person was quite negligent and never got back with the outcome. I feel it's important to value a candidate's time, which they invest in the process. Even a rejection would have been appreciated.

I was first contacted by a recruiter from Amgen and then applied online. After that, HR reached out to me directly. This was then followed up by interviews with team members, totaling 7-8 interviews, each with a team member, including the Hiring Manager.

Common Amgen Data Engineer interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    How would you go about learning a new concept/skill?

  2. 2

    What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL?

  3. 3

    difference between hadoop mapreduce and spark

  4. 4

    Find the second to last value in an array.

Interview question formats

Technical31%
Coding27.6%
Behavioral27.6%
System Design6.9%
Group3.4%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Amgen.