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Hardware Engineering Interview Experience

October 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Applied online. Was contacted one month later to set up a phone interview.

Had a phone interview with plenty of technical topics, including:

  • Classes
  • Linked lists
  • Diodes
  • Verilog
  • Logic gates

Was asked about a time I built a circuit with a group.

Was contacted about a month later with a generic rejection email.

Questions

Explain methods of virtual inheritance as best as you can.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Microsoft Hardware Engineering role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Microsoft's interview process for their Hardware Engineering roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral33%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Hardware Engineering interview process in United States.

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