Firmware Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
August 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was a total of 2 rounds: 1st 1 hour technical screening. 2nd 3 hours onsite interview. It was good, but the last interviewer was not at all interested. He joined late and then wanted to wrap up quickly. Not a good experience.
Questions
Bit manipulation questions Getter & Setters questions I2c, SPI & UART questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Astera Labs Firmware Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Astera Labs's interview process for their Firmware Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Astera Labs's Firmware Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
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5.0
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- 5.0Great Company to work withASIC Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, CaliforniaOctober 12, 2022Pros: Awesome culture team players transparent visionCons: We need more hires for engineering.
- 5.0Fast-paced environment with good ownership for new gradsASIC Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaApril 19, 2026Pros: It is fast paced and offers good ownership for new grads.Cons: Nothing really Could be sacrificing WLB at times
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