Intern Firmware Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
Process
Started off with basic questions based on my previous work experience. Then it started getting technical - questions on computer architecture fundamentals like cache memory, TLB, memory management, etc.
Then there were a few questions related to semaphores and mutex. After that, there were questions related to embedded C - static, volatile, storage classes, and debugging faulty code, stuff like that. Overall, you need to understand the basics of embedded C to crack the interview.
Questions
Difference between binary semaphore and mutex?
What is cache coherency?
What is TLB?
What is the significance of volatile keyword?
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