Embedded Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
March 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
HR sent me an invitation on LinkedIn and then arranged the online access. It was one hour with four C coding questions in a Google Doc form. It was hard to compile and annoying with the coding. Two of the questions can be found online with solutions, but the other two were new but easy to solve.
Questions
- Finding a path (Maze problem)
- Deep copy a binary search tree
- strpop
- Delete an item in a LinkedList
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Fortinet Embedded Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Fortinet's interview process for their Embedded Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral67%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Fortinet's Embedded Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Fortinet Work Experiences
2.0
Stable But Stagnant Braindead Job
Embedded Software Engineer • Former Employee
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
September 6, 2025
Pros: WLB, no PIP, no layoff.
If you just want a place to retire and a stable, "braindead" job working on business logic that means nothing to you, this is a good fit.
Cons: Low pay, slow promo, no growth.
There are some especially incompetent managers/directors here. Who came to Canada in the early 2000s and pretty much stay here forever, and just seem to be out of touch with pretty much everything. You are literally wasting your life here. Any self-respecting, intelligent, or aspirational individual would not last long here.
5.0
Great Tech, Growth, Culture
Embedded Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 7, 2025
Pros: Good technology.
Growth opportunities.
Good RSU.
Cons: I don't find any. Good culture.
5.0
Great Culture, Poor Compensation
Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 9, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good culture.
Cons: Compensation is not very good.
- 2.0Stable But Stagnant Braindead JobEmbedded Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBurnaby, British Columbia, CanadaSeptember 6, 2025Pros: WLB, no PIP, no layoff. If you just want a place to retire and a stable, "braindead" job working on business logic that means nothing to you, this is a good fit.Cons: Low pay, slow promo, no growth. There are some especially incompetent managers/directors here. Who came to Canada in the early 2000s and pretty much stay here forever, and just seem to be out of touch with pretty much everything. You are literally wasting your life here. Any self-respecting, intelligent, or aspirational individual would not last long here.
- 5.0Great Tech, Growth, CultureEmbedded Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 7, 2025Pros: Good technology. Growth opportunities. Good RSU.Cons: I don't find any. Good culture.
- 5.0Great Culture, Poor CompensationEmbedded Software Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMarch 9, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. Good culture.Cons: Compensation is not very good.
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