Cepheid software engineer hiring challenge 2023 is a hackathon for a job position as senior software engineer in Cepheid team located at Danaher India Development Center (IDC), Bangalore.

About Cepheid

Cepheid is an American molecular diagnostics company. Cepheid is passionate about improving healthcare through faster, more accurate diagnostic tests. With their GeneXpert® System, they’ve taken the most sophisticated molecular technology and packaged it into an automated, easy-to-use format that has quickly become the platform of choice worldwide.

IDC is a research and development center with the vision of accelerating product roadmaps across various Danaher business segments. Started in 2014, the center now hosts 500+ associates, for multiple Danaher operating companies focusing on Diagnostics, Life Science, and Environmental and Applied Science segments. The operating companies include Beckman Coulter, Radiometer, Leica Biosystems, Danaher Digital, Hach, Leica Microsystems, HemoCue, Videojet and Cepheid.

The IDC workforce comprises various product engineering teams, working on the development of software and hardware components of cutting-edge products for, Immunoassay, Chemistry, Hematology, Molecular Diagnostics, Oncology, Neurosurgery and Water Quality.

IDC has evolved as a center of excellence for Cloud and data analytics, with significant contributions to the key informatics solutions. The teams consist of highly skilled software & hardware engineers and development managers. The teams are supported by local Product managers, Quality & Regulatory and Intellectual property specialists.

The in-house teams work in close coordination with other global R&D centers at US, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, Denmark and Sweden. Located at the center of Bangalore IT HUB, IDC is housed at state of art facility, measuring 120 K Sqft.

Job Description

Cepheid is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our product software team developing molecular diagnostic applications using Java and Angular predominantly. You’ll need to be well versed in object-oriented design and web technologies. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementation of Cepheid next generation software products.

  • Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • 6+ years of experience working as a full stack developer with Java
  • Strong Java experience
  • Strong front-end development experience, Angular 2+ preferred
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in developing persistence layers using ORM frameworks like Hibernate. Experience working with relational DB and SQL
  • Web application experience with Spring MVC, Angular and REST API
  • Expert experience with Object Oriented Design using design patterns
  • Knowledge of Android mobile application development will be desirable
  • Knowledge about communication technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, and TCP/IP will be desirable
  • Working knowledge about Cloud and IoT support for data analytics/data mining is desirable
  • Good debugging skill
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Capability to solves complex problems -Communicate well for complicated problem

Eligibility

  • Years of Experience: 0-6 years
  • Skills: Java Programming

Challenge Format

Cepheid software engineer hiring challenge has 1 programming question restricted to Java language

The questions in this challenge are of the following types:

  • Programming problems
    • Write code in the online code editor that is provided with each problem and submit it.
    • You can make multiple submissions. The platform automatically considers the best submission.
  • Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
    • Questions with multiple choices will be provided.
    • You should select the correct answer from the list of choices.
  • Subjective problems
    • Instructions for each problem differ
    • Enter the solution in the text area that is provided and submit it

FAQs

Where will the challenge take place?
Cepheid software engineer hiring challenge is an online challenge.

Will I receive a reminder notification before the challenge begins?
You will receive a reminder e-mail 3 hours before the challenge begins only if you have registered for the challenge.

How do I participate in this challenge?
To participate in this challenge, do the following:

  • Register for the challenge
  • Visit the challenge page on start date/time
  • Click Participate in Challenge

Can we take up the challenges from mobile platforms?
No. We don’t support mobile platform for taking up the challenges. We only suggest our users to participate in the challenges from laptop/desktop.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates can apply via this link.

Click here to view the official notification for Cepheid Software Engineer Hiring Challenge 2023.