Verification Engineer Interview Experience - Poughkeepsie, New York
November 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I met with a recruiter at a university career fair and had an on-campus interview.
A week later, I was contacted by various IBM locations and proceeded with interviewing with IBM in Poughkeepsie.
After a short phone interview, I was invited to visit their campus and proceed with a full day of interviews.
Questions
- Basic digital logic questions (e.g., draw the truth table for a MUX).
- Draw a Finite State Machine (FSM) for sequence recognition.
- Draw a pipelined processor from memory.
- What is a cache? Mention the types of cache misses. Explain spatial and temporal locality.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the IBM Verification Engineer role in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
IBM's interview process for their Verification Engineer roles in Poughkeepsie, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Verification Engineer interview process in Poughkeepsie, New York.
IBM Work Experiences
4.0
Flexible Hours, Low Pay
Verification Engineer • Current Employee
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
June 22, 2022
Pros: They have good time flexibility.
Cons: The pay isn't very good.
5.0
Great work-life balance, but little compensation
Verification Engineer • Current Employee
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
December 19, 2021
Pros: Very chill team and good technology, good first-line manager.
Cons: Little bonus or no RSU, and little pay.
2.0
Challenging Projects, Slow Raises
Verification Engineer • Current Employee
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
June 4, 2013
Pros: - Good starting pay
- Relaxed work environment
- Smart coworkers
- Very interesting and challenging projects
Cons: - Infrequent and small raises. Rigid bonuses
- Uninspiring management styles
- Slow to change
- Top-heavy organization
- 4.0Flexible Hours, Low PayVerification Engineer • Current EmployeePoughkeepsie, New York, United StatesJune 22, 2022Pros: They have good time flexibility.Cons: The pay isn't very good.
- 5.0Great work-life balance, but little compensationVerification Engineer • Current EmployeePoughkeepsie, New York, United StatesDecember 19, 2021Pros: Very chill team and good technology, good first-line manager.Cons: Little bonus or no RSU, and little pay.
- 2.0Challenging Projects, Slow RaisesVerification Engineer • Current EmployeePoughkeepsie, New York, United StatesJune 4, 2013Pros: - Good starting pay - Relaxed work environment - Smart coworkers - Very interesting and challenging projectsCons: - Infrequent and small raises. Rigid bonuses - Uninspiring management styles - Slow to change - Top-heavy organization
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