Pre-Si Verification Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
I had a phone interview with a verification engineer from Intel in Santa Clara.
The position was with the servers group, so the questions were mostly on computer architecture, including basic cache concepts, multilevel cache, and cache coherence protocols.
He also asked a few questions on pipelining.
He then asked me to explain a few of my projects related to computer architecture. This took up the first 50 minutes.
After that, he started asking me questions on C++, algorithms, data structures, and PERL.
The entire interview lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Questions
What is MESI?
What is a TLB cache? Why is it used?
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Intel Work Experiences
- 4.0Pre-Si verification EngineerPre-Si Verification Engineer • Former EmployeeJanuary 22, 2021Pros: Good projects, good technical skills.Cons: Senior Management is taking poor decisions and is not able to execute.
- 5.016 years industry experience, 4 other companies before Intel. At Intel for the past 6 years full-timePre-Si Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 12, 2022Pros: Very accommodating of people's needs, whether for a new mother, a sabbatical for an ailing family member, or any valid reason. Whatever grade level you are, if you find something wrong, you can raise your voice, and you are heard. Abundant opportunities across multiple groups. Easy to move around in different groups/teams (Validation/Design/BE). One never feels stagnant in terms of knowledge. There always exists a new challenge if you are willing. Nowhere else have I found the opportunity for personal growth as a leader. Intel does invest in both their technical and people leaders.Cons: Pay will not be the best in the industry. Different teams do have some proprietary tools/methodology. Being a huge company, it's process-driven. So, few processes might seem redundant to most, especially when you are at a lower grade and don't see the big picture.
- 4.0Pre-Si Verification Engineer at Intel, BengaluruPre-Si Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 15, 2017Pros: - Get good work to improve your skills and experience. - Decent compensation with really good other benefits.Cons: Too many processes to be followed.
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