I applied online. I interviewed at Microchip Technology in Nov 2020
Interview
I was asked 4-5 random questions that came to his mind. He wasn’t prepared for them, he was making them up right away with the justification that if he can’t answer his own question, and it would be an unfair question. All the questions had nothing to do with ability of thinking or knowledge and if you hadn’t ever faced them real time, then you wouldn’t answer. I told him that the questions were biased cause you make them up based on your own experience and just ended the interview. Total waste of time.
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Question 1
Memory management style questions with nothing specific, but still wanted an answer without ever accepting anything as he didn’t have a complete scenario on his head
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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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Question 1
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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Question 1
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