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Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Taiwan

August 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Prepare a Google Doc with circuit designs and code. During the interview, the interviewer asked me to solve some problems with Python. He also tested me on hardware knowledge.

Questions

Tell me what you know about I2C.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Hardware Engineer role in Taiwan.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in Taiwan is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Hardware Engineer interview process in Taiwan.

Google Work Experiences

Fantastic place to work, tons of opportunities

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 25, 2015

Pros: - Not being micromanaged. - Ability to take control of your own path. - Perks make it seem like a company actually cares about employees, with positive surprises all over the place. - Good funding opportunities for engineering projects.

Cons: - It's already big, so it's difficult to contribute a large amount as a lower-level person. - Vacation days took a step back for the first few years; afterwards, it's better.

Fantastic place to work, tons of opportunities

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 25, 2015

Pros: - Not being micromanaged. - Ability to take control of your own path. - Perks make it seem like a company actually cares about employees, with positive surprises all over the place. - Good funding opportunities for engineering projects.

Cons: - It's already big, so it's difficult to contribute a large amount as a lower-level person. - Vacation days took a step back for the first few years; afterwards, it's better.

Good overall experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: You get to learn a lot and work with smart people.

Cons: The hardware platform is still very young and immature. There's lots of room for growth.

Good overall experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: You get to learn a lot and work with smart people.

Cons: The hardware platform is still very young and immature. There's lots of room for growth.

Great Perks, Frequent Reorgs

Hardware Engineer • Former Employee

January 30, 2023

Pros: Perks, 401k, and work-life balance are all fantastic.

Cons: Lots of reorgs. Projects get rescoped or cancelled a lot.

Great Perks, Frequent Reorgs

Hardware Engineer • Former Employee

January 30, 2023

Pros: Perks, 401k, and work-life balance are all fantastic.

Cons: Lots of reorgs. Projects get rescoped or cancelled a lot.

Fantastic place to work, tons of opportunities

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

September 25, 2015

Pros: - Not being micromanaged. - Ability to take control of your own path. - Perks make it seem like a company actually cares about employees, with positive surprises all over the place. - Good funding opportunities for engineering projects.

Cons: - It's already big, so it's difficult to contribute a large amount as a lower-level person. - Vacation days took a step back for the first few years; afterwards, it's better.

5.0
Fantastic place to work, tons of opportunities
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 25, 2015
Pros: - Not being micromanaged. - Ability to take control of your own path. - Perks make it seem like a company actually cares about employees, with positive surprises all over the place. - Good funding opportunities for engineering projects.
Cons: - It's already big, so it's difficult to contribute a large amount as a lower-level person. - Vacation days took a step back for the first few years; afterwards, it's better.

Good overall experience

Hardware Engineer • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

Pros: You get to learn a lot and work with smart people.

Cons: The hardware platform is still very young and immature. There's lots of room for growth.

4.0
Good overall experience
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
May 30, 2023
Pros: You get to learn a lot and work with smart people.
Cons: The hardware platform is still very young and immature. There's lots of room for growth.

Great Perks, Frequent Reorgs

Hardware Engineer • Former Employee

January 30, 2023

Pros: Perks, 401k, and work-life balance are all fantastic.

Cons: Lots of reorgs. Projects get rescoped or cancelled a lot.

5.0
Great Perks, Frequent Reorgs
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
January 30, 2023
Pros: Perks, 401k, and work-life balance are all fantastic.
Cons: Lots of reorgs. Projects get rescoped or cancelled a lot.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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