Natera Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Natera.
Natera
Software Test Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design
It was a 3 round interview process. First was a manager interview. Second was SQL and Selenium. Third was a heavy Java interview covering logic and functional programming like streams. After that, they asked to write code in a different way. There was also heavy API discussion.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- How can data be saved using a GET function, and is this feasible?
- Could you demonstrate writing code using streams in functional Java?
- Some SQL questions were asked.
Natera
Software Test Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview process was pretty smooth, starting with a call from the recruiter. Then there was a coding round, followed by an interview with the Product Manager, and finally a technical round with senior software devs to check my understanding of the domain.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- What API testing questions do you have?
- Can you do a modified Fizz Buzz coding question?
- What are some easy bash commands/scripts?
Natera
Software Test Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Panel Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Other
This review is for the technical interview part. Two team members conducted the first part of the technical interview, which lasted an hour. I get pretty nervous with live coding, so I made some errors. One of the SQL questions stumped me, and even the interviewers couldn't figure it out. I was supposed to have a second part of the interview with one of the two members after a one-hour break, but that interviewer never showed up. After waiting 45 minutes for the other person, I emailed the recruiters who arranged the interview, but they didn't know why the person didn't show up. A week later, I sent a follow-up email asking if there was a scheduling mix-up for the second part, and within five minutes, I received an automated rejection email. The team members and recruiters I interacted with before the technical interview were great, and I was really looking forward to this role. However, the technical interviewers and the way I was ghosted for the second part, followed by having to chase for an update which led to an automated rejection, made this a bad experience.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Questions about API testing
- Some questions involving coding
- Questions related to SQL queries
Natera Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Natera interview reports.
“How can data be saved using a GET function, and is this feasible?”
Read reports →“What are some easy bash commands/scripts?”
Read reports →“Could you demonstrate writing code using streams in functional Java?”
Read reports →“Can you do a modified Fizz Buzz coding question?”
Read reports →“Solve various problems related to a Class”
Read report →“What API testing questions do you have?”
Read report →“Tell me about basic testing concepts.”
Read report →“Do you have knowledge of Linux?”
Read report →“Can you write easy SQL queries and some joins?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Natera interview reports.