Exciting technology, but you are just a tiny screw
Exciting technology, but you are just a tiny screw
- Definitely can get involved in cutting-edge technology.
- Free carry devices.
- Smart coworkers.
- Strongly not recommended if you have a startup mindset
- Manager has poor people skills
- Politics
- Tiny scope
- Bad internal transition opportunities
- Poor work-life balance
Improve manager's people skills. Spot and fix political issues quickly.
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Embedded Software Engineer
Standard interview with OS-level questions aligned to address `malloc`. Easy to answer if you are well-versed in low-level systems, virtual memory, and `malloc`. Difficult if you have not had an embedded context before. Prepare to explain the deep
Embedded Software Engineer
I applied online. The process took 1 week. - Interview with the manager, the manager gave a coding problem to solve and asked general embedded questions about interrupts, polling, DMA, etc. - Never heard back from the recruiter. Apple style?
Embedded Software Engineer
A one-hour technical screen with the Hiring Manager, followed by a panel round (approximately five hours) spread over multiple days. Most rounds were highly technical, featuring live coding sessions on Coderpad.
Embedded Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2025Standard interview with OS-level questions aligned to address `malloc`. Easy to answer if you are well-versed in low-level systems, virtual memory, and `malloc`. Difficult if you have not had an embedded context before. Prepare to explain the deep
Embedded Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2026I applied online. The process took 1 week. - Interview with the manager, the manager gave a coding problem to solve and asked general embedded questions about interrupts, polling, DMA, etc. - Never heard back from the recruiter. Apple style?
Embedded Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United StatesJune 4, 2024A one-hour technical screen with the Hiring Manager, followed by a panel round (approximately five hours) spread over multiple days. Most rounds were highly technical, featuring live coding sessions on Coderpad.
