I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Microchip Technology (Chandler, AZ) in Jan 2010
Interview
Mostly the management is looking for someone to fix years of hidden problems with a magic wand. You will probably not be told what a black hole you are about to be sucked into, but many companies do this these days so it is hard to say if they are different. Advice: just say you can do whatever they ask because the odds of their being anyone working there who knows anything about what you are being interviewed for to verify your answers is slim.
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My interview was almost all technical so this is hard to answer.
I interviewed at Microchip Technology (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
Four interviews, some in person some online. Each interview is with a member of the team you will be working on. All interviews were very technical and test the limits of your knowledge.
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The interviewer asked me to implement a graph in C++.
The process included an initial recruiter screening followed by a longer virtual technical interview with the hiring team. The interview covered my background, project experience, C++/algorithms/data structures, scripting experience, and some FPGA/EDA-related concepts such as timing analysis and debugging. Overall, the process was professional and focused on both software fundamentals and domain knowledge.
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One question they asked was how I would approach parsing a large Verilog netlist and identifying module instantiations efficiently.
I applied online. I interviewed at Microchip Technology (Chennai)
Interview
Applied for low-level driver developer role through company web site
Round 1 includes 60–100 questions on C bug-finding, electronics, networking, RTOS, microcontrollers, number conversions, minimal aptitude, and 3 coding problems focused on string manipulation and bit masking.
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Round 1: Written Test
Topics Covered:
Bug-finding in C programs
Electronics
Networking
RTOS
Microcontrollers
Number conversions(binary,decimal and bit masking)
A few general aptitude questions (e.g., time, percentage) – but aptitude is minimal, so focus mainly on technical topics
Programming Section:
3 coding questions
Topics include: string manipulation and bit masking
This for low-level driver developer role
