Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Brainlab as 20% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Design Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Design Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Brainlab takes an average of 23 days when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Software Engineer - Front End roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
Screening call from the recruiter, covered the basics about the company and confirmed my background lined up with what they needed. Friendly and to the point.
The technical interview was with two engineers. They asked about my experience with Kubernetes, how I'd manage secrets across environments, and walked me through a troubleshooting scenario where a deployment kept failing. Good questions, guys were kind. They also dug into my Terraform experience and asked how I'd structure modules for a multi-account AWS setup.
Never get into third round though.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Brainlab (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
Seamless process with a clearly defined steps. Amazing people who are enjoyable to spend time with and who care. Products are top notch in the space, no competition on the cranial side.
I applied online. I interviewed at Brainlab (Munich, Bavaria) in May 2026
Interview
Pleasant, happened online. It was prompt, the interviewer did a quick introduction and gave details of the job role. Before proceeding to ask questions to determine fit. Then there was the opportunity to also ask questions.