Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Ireland
January 11, 2024
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process follows a quite normal protocol for interviews related to SoC companies, but completely fails to evaluate any specific competencies of the candidate.
A set of standard but largely irrelevant coding questions are used as part of the screening process.
Questions
A range of questions related to the oddities of the C language.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Arm Principal Software Engineer role in Ireland.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Arm's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Arm's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Ireland.
Arm Work Experiences
5.0
Exciting place to work
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, United Kingdom
December 13, 2015
Pros: Excellent people to work with, products used in everything!
Cons: Everything is under-resourced from projects to buildings.
5.0
Good work culture, Fair Pay
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas
September 2, 2025
Pros: Working on interesting projects
Work culture is easy going.
WFH with 2 days per week in the office.
Total compensation is fair.
HR annual reviews, processes, etc, not heavy handed
Cons: That is not that I can think of.
5.0
great place to work
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, United Kingdom
January 28, 2021
Pros: Great place to work, full of passionate engineers
Cons: Not that I can think of.
- 5.0Exciting place to workPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, United KingdomDecember 13, 2015Pros: Excellent people to work with, products used in everything!Cons: Everything is under-resourced from projects to buildings.
- 5.0Good work culture, Fair PayPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, TexasSeptember 2, 2025Pros: Working on interesting projects Work culture is easy going. WFH with 2 days per week in the office. Total compensation is fair. HR annual reviews, processes, etc, not heavy handedCons: That is not that I can think of.
- 5.0great place to workPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, United KingdomJanuary 28, 2021Pros: Great place to work, full of passionate engineersCons: Not that I can think of.
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