Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Hillsboro, Oregon
May 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Wrote to a recruiter on LinkedIn. Got set up for two phone interviews.
- Simple C coding
- Basic data structures
Flown in for six onsite interviews.
Again:
- Simple C coding
- Basic data structures
- Computer architecture
- Performance issues
- Design questions
Extremely nice people and very helpful!
Questions
Some computer architecture questions were unexpected.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Intel Senior Software Engineer role in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
Intel's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Hillsboro, Oregon is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Intel's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Intel Work Experiences
5.0
Work-life Balance, Company Lag
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
December 1, 2025
Pros: Benefit, and work-life balance.
Cons: Right now, struggling to catch up with competitors and massive layoffs.
3.0
Work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
January 29, 2025
Pros: Good learning curve.
Zero traffic.
Cons: Stock sucks.
Management is non-technical.
1.0
Jumped the shark
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
November 27, 2024
Pros: Great benefits compared to most companies.
Cons: Poor management.
Bad managers are never disciplined or fired.
Managers will layoff good engineers to reduce their future competition.
Process heavy.
Processes are constantly reinvented, revised, or made more complex for no tangible reason other than to give managers something for their own reviews.
- 5.0Work-life Balance, Company LagSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeHillsboro, Oregon, United StatesDecember 1, 2025Pros: Benefit, and work-life balance.Cons: Right now, struggling to catch up with competitors and massive layoffs.
- 3.0Work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeHillsboro, Oregon, United StatesJanuary 29, 2025Pros: Good learning curve. Zero traffic.Cons: Stock sucks. Management is non-technical.
- 1.0Jumped the sharkSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeHillsboro, Oregon, United StatesNovember 27, 2024Pros: Great benefits compared to most companies.Cons: Poor management. Bad managers are never disciplined or fired. Managers will layoff good engineers to reduce their future competition. Process heavy. Processes are constantly reinvented, revised, or made more complex for no tangible reason other than to give managers something for their own reviews.
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