Genedata Interview Questions
& Process

Applied in early Dec 2025. The interview process kicked off with an HR screen in early Jan 2026, followed by a hiring manager interview at the end of Jan 2026. Then, there was a first technical interview two weeks later, and a second technical interview another week after that. After a two-week ghosting period, I got a standard rejection message stating they went with other candidates. Be warned about the long time commitment and the high chance of ghosting.

It began with a recruiter call, followed by a phone chat with two hiring managers. The final stage was an all-day onsite interview that kicked off with a presentation. The team seemed really nice and genuinely enjoyed working there, which made the whole six-week process quite pleasant. However, the same two questions were asked repeatedly, whether in the presentation or one-on-one discussions, which became quite tiresome. So much time was spent on these repetitive questions that I barely had any time to ask my own. During one question about a technology used at my current job, an interviewer was quite rude and dismissive, which was a negative experience. Also, unusually for an onsite interview, there was no lunch provided with team members, so I'd suggest eating a big breakfast. The job description didn't quite align with the role, seeming more like an IT Project Manager/Customer Success Manager, and the requirement for a biology PhD seemed out of place. Ultimately, while I enjoyed talking to the team and the hiring manager was kind, I didn't expect an offer as it wasn't a good match.

I went through a 2-week interview process in Munich. It had 3 rounds: first an HR chat, then an online technical interview, and finally an on-site session mixing technical and non-technical parts. It all felt really friendly, and the interviewers were super polite and open-minded, very clear about how the company operates. This gave me great insights into what the job would be like. I needed to showcase my technical skills, presentation abilities, and soft skills. The technical parts were direct, checking core concepts. We discussed various things with the team for soft skills. The HR support throughout was also excellent.

The interview process for this role was really long and felt like a lot for the $115,000 salary. I applied in late January, and it involved an HR chat, talking to the hiring manager, a technical interview, an interview with a senior manager, and then a big in-person panel where I had to give a presentation to a bunch of people. By mid-March, before I even got to the final interview, I had already finished full interview processes at other companies I applied to *after* this one. I even got two job offers and had a third one pending, and I ended up taking a job. The people were great, but the whole process, how many steps there were, and how much I had to prepare just didn't seem to match the pay and what the job entailed. People should know it's a big time commitment.