I applied online and received an email to take an online "take-home test." It was pretty standard, followed by a phone screen and a technical phone interview. The online quiz focused on Verilog and similar concepts, basic material likely covered in a first digital design course.

The phone screen was an overview of the company and an opportunity to ask questions.

The phone interview was pretty terrible. The interviewer asked basic resume questions and then some technical questions similar to the online test. However, they were vague, and every time I offered more detail, I was told "Nah, it's okay." It felt like there was no point to the conversation. I suspect they either weren't impressed enough with my resume to continue or already deemed my test results unsatisfactory.

Also, definitely don't apply if you have a foreign-sounding name. Despite repeatedly stating I was born and raised in the US, I heard comments like "Wow, your English is so good," "I can't even tell if you have an accent," and "I expected to struggle a lot more with understanding you." The interviewer acknowledged he probably shouldn't be saying these things but continued regardless. He sounded nice enough otherwise, but is undoubtedly socially sheltered and prejudiced at best.

Basic Verilog questions:

• Flip-flops
• Clock cycles
• Latches, etc.