Approachable leadership team; cool technology; admirable company vision
Approachable leadership team; cool technology; admirable company vision
I joined Astera Labs from a "FAANG" company. If you have worked at a huge company with hundreds of thousands of people (and lots of old tech to sustain), it is quite refreshing to join a company like this.
Astera Labs is a growth-stage startup that has product-market fit and is well respected in the industry, and now needs to grow and expand. At this phase of the company, there is a lot of new stuff to build (and not much old tech to sustain), and everyone is very technical.
It is easy to have a big impact and shape the future of the company. Everyone at the company seems to be aligned to the company vision, and I don't see the same amount of project reprioritization and thrash that I've seen at larger companies.
Astera Labs leaders are approachable and appear to really care. They communicate transparently with employees. Teammates help and look out for each other rather than competing with one another. Overall it is a great place to be.
I mostly agree with the cons listed by other reviewers. But overall, the pros outweigh the cons, and I don't have anything significant to add.
Like I mentioned, management is very approachable and transparent.
If I had any advice for them, I would tell them in-person and not on an anonymous review site.
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Astera Labs Interview Experiences
Engineer
It's the first time in my career where a recruiter has shifted my interview, and then not show up on the rescheduled time. When I asked for a follow-up, he straight up ghosted me. A.H. is his initials. I had to book days off from my work for this i
Product Engineering Intern
The interview was for 45 minutes. The interviewers asked questions related to circuit theory, oscilloscopes, and python programming. They asked if I worked with LLMs locally. And then they asked which LLMs they were. They explained the role to me. It
Firmware Engineer
The technical interview was just coding in your language of choice basic functions, and it also included going over basics on your resume and basic questions to test knowledge on projects on the resume that were not too too hard, so I wouldn't sweat.
Engineer
CanadaSeptember 27, 2024It's the first time in my career where a recruiter has shifted my interview, and then not show up on the rescheduled time. When I asked for a follow-up, he straight up ghosted me. A.H. is his initials. I had to book days off from my work for this i
Product Engineering Intern
Santa Clara, CaliforniaMarch 23, 2026The interview was for 45 minutes. The interviewers asked questions related to circuit theory, oscilloscopes, and python programming. They asked if I worked with LLMs locally. And then they asked which LLMs they were. They explained the role to me. It
Firmware Engineer
San Jose, CaliforniaOctober 1, 2025The technical interview was just coding in your language of choice basic functions, and it also included going over basics on your resume and basic questions to test knowledge on projects on the resume that were not too too hard, so I wouldn't sweat.
