ASIC Design Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
April 1, 2009
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online and received a call from HR. The phone screen included questions about my resume. I was asked to explain what I did in a project and answer questions about it.
- Difference between a latch and a flip-flop
- Pass gate
- Gated clock and its advantages
- Setup/hold times and how to avoid them
Questions
Cross-domain clock design example
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Cisco ASIC Design Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their ASIC Design Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's ASIC Design Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Great Company, Lots of Opportunities
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 1, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance, good leadership.
Cons: A mature company, a little big.
4.0
Impactful Work, Poor Work-life
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 6, 2021
Pros: Great impact on project. I learned a lot.
Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
4.0
Good Balance, Slow Bureaucracy
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 20, 2016
Pros: Reasonable work/life balance. The company is trying to become cooler.
Cons: Fairly slow-moving, very large company with some bureaucracy.
- 5.0Great Company, Lots of OpportunitiesASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesApril 1, 2022Pros: Work-life balance, good leadership.Cons: A mature company, a little big.
- 4.0Impactful Work, Poor Work-lifeASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 6, 2021Pros: Great impact on project. I learned a lot.Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
- 4.0Good Balance, Slow BureaucracyASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 20, 2016Pros: Reasonable work/life balance. The company is trying to become cooler.Cons: Fairly slow-moving, very large company with some bureaucracy.
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