Engineering Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
During the phone interview, I spoke for an hour with the group leader. He mainly asked me questions about operating system concepts and C programming, such as:
- What is a static variable in C?
- What is an auto variable?
- What is a race condition?
- What is the difference between a process and a thread?
I was informed to take the on-site interview in roughly two days.
During the on-site interview process, I was interviewed by four people. Questions included operations on linked lists, embedded systems, how a process functions, how to test a segment of memory using C, and some questions related to my resume, mainly about my past education and work experience.
The office and work culture seemed very nice. My suggestion to other candidates would be to be familiar with operating system concepts and the details of using C, especially if you are applying for a firmware design or test engineer position, which is more related to the hardware level.
Questions
Using the C programming language, how would you test the memory bitcells of a certain segment that is given to you?
How do you insert and delete an element in a linked list?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Broadcom Engineering role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Broadcom's interview process for their Engineering roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Broadcom's Engineering interview process in San Diego, California.
Broadcom Work Experiences
- 5.0Great People, No IssuesEngineering • Former EmployeeNovember 3, 2021Pros: A pleasant group of people.Cons: Not that I can think of.
- 3.0Dying Culture, Cost-cutting ManagementEngineering • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2015Pros: This was once a bright and upcoming company, leading on many fronts. There still exists some of that culture, but it is disappearing fast.Cons: The upper management is way too concerned with cutting costs. There is no long-term evaluation of how the cost-cutting will affect future growth or success. "Tripping over dollars to pick up dimes" as they say.
- 3.0Good company, could improveEngineering • Current EmployeeMarch 11, 2009Pros: Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hardworking and very motivated. Communication moves quickly with constant emails throughout. There is a heavy workload and weak communication between groups. Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hardworking and very motivated. Communication moves quickly with constant emails throughout to keep the engineers more organized.Cons: Heavy workload and weak communication between groups. Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hard-working and very motivated. Communication moves quick with constant emails throughout. Keep the engineers more organized. I like the environment, but the dress code is loose, which I personally don't like. However, that may be a plus for other people. But not too many negatives. Although I don't like the fact that they waste money just like other companies. Yes!
