Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Merck with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 80 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merck overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Merck as a Software Developer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Background check: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Merck (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2025
Interview
recruiter reached out and set up first round online over Zoom. Mentioned 1st round was data structure/algorithms focused. interview over Zoom with 1 senior swe, shared google docs coding round. Basic sorting algo implementation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
first round was very straight forward. implement merge sort to sort a linked-list.
The interview process typically consists of several structured steps designed to evaluate a candidate’s skills, experience, and cultural fit. Here's a general breakdown of the standard interview process for most companies (especially in tech and corporate roles):
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Merck (Mendoza)
Interview
Est uvo buena bas tante diná mica Pregu ntaron sobre closu res y backend básico en node js además de docker y kubernetes, por lo tanto bastante buena y no tan con plicada