Principal Firmware Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
Straightforward. The process involved a basic initial phone screen, followed by an onsite interview that consisted mostly of coding exercises. These exercises ranged from simple standalone problems to more complex ones that implemented specific embedded software functionalities.
Questions
Implement a scheduling algorithm for an embedded system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Broadcom Principal Firmware Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Broadcom's interview process for their Principal Firmware Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Broadcom's Principal Firmware Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Broadcom Work Experiences
- 2.0Up and downPrincipal Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 9, 2011Pros: Salary is okay. Technically very competitive.Cons: Workload is high. Work conditions continually change, usually to the detriment of the employee.
- 4.0Great Pay, Stressful SchedulePrincipal Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesApril 22, 2019Pros: Good compensation with RSU and cash bonus.Cons: A stressful work environment due to the schedule.
- 3.0Lack of processPrincipal Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 3, 2014Pros: One can be involved in many different topics and is not assigned forever to the same tasks.Cons: That company has not yet understood the importance of the software. If you come from an electrical engineering background, you will be fine. But for someone from a computer science background, you can be disgusted having to deal with such crap code.
