Seagate Technology Firmware Engineer interview questions

The interview process is very typical. Phone interview followed by on site interview. The only thing unexpected would be the C written test. There will be a bunch of questions on macros, function calls, static/volatile variables etc. Prepare well for this . And be ready to talk about anything on your resume related to embedded systems. You will be asked to explain that on a whiteboard , several times to several engineers.

The hiring process was relatively smooth and painless. I found a req, got an email from the hiring manager within a week, and then we had a 30 minute phone interview. From there, he arranged an onsite interview. The onsite interview was a bit more tedious. I interviewed with the Director, 3 Managers, HR Staff, 2 recent grads and 2 of their top engineers. I also had to take a written hour long test (I felt like I was in college). Overall, the questions were geared to find out who I was and what I was doing at my previous company. The tough questions came towards the end that kinda put me out of my comfort zone. I really liked the people I've interviewed with and I asked a lot of questions. From there, about a week and a half of back and forth of emails with the HR, I found out that they were going to extend an offer. Oh, and they don't base their reasoning for hire just on technical expertise, it's only a 1/5th of their overall selection process.