Twist Bioscience Software 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 Twist Bioscience.
Twist Bioscience
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a 3 to 5 interview process. Started with a phone call, then met with the hiring manager, then a technical interview, and possibly another technical round, followed by an on-site interview. The process was standard, and scheduling was simple using a Calendly-like link. The hiring manager was a bit confusing.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you discuss your experience with biology?
Twist Bioscience
Senior Software Developer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Had a short chat with the team lead, they told me about the product and the role, and asked me about my experience. After that, I got a programming assignment to do at home. The assignment was fun, but it would have been better if they provided more test data because a large dataset needs a lot of testing. I didn't pass the assignment, and the next step is an interview with the VP of R&D.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Twist Bioscience
Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Technical
We'll start with a phone call to see if we're both feeling it. If that goes well, we'll move to a Zoom or in-person interview where we'll discuss design. After that, you'll get a take-home assignment.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you outline how you would design a system to process a large file of sequences, scoring each one, given that scoring takes approximately 2 seconds per sequence?
Twist Bioscience Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Twist Bioscience interview reports.
“Design a system for e-commerce ordering and shipping.”
Read reports →“There were two database questions, one easy one about self-join.”
Read reports →“There were five multiple choice questions, which were very easy.”
Read reports →“Two database questions were included.”
Read reports →“Can you outline how you would design a system to process a large file of sequences, scoring each one, given that scoring takes approximately 2 seconds per sequence?”
Read report →“You were given a front-end project to work on: extend a 'mark as done' functionality to a to-do app written in plain JS using MVC. Be aware of the poor online text editor.”
Read report →“One coding question was asked.”
Read report →“Can you discuss your experience with biology?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Twist Bioscience interview reports.