Senior Design Verification Engineer Interview Experience - Mexico
Process
I applied through an employee referral and was contacted by the head recruiter of the team by email about 10 days after. She wanted to set up a phone screen with the hiring manager, and we scheduled it for a couple of days later.
The hiring manager called me on that day and conducted a one-hour interview. The first half hour focused on my past job responsibilities and behavioral questions, after which he gave me a chance to ask a few questions. The second half hour was dedicated to technical topics.
I waited three weeks after the interview, which I thought went really well, with no news. I then emailed the recruiter to inquire about the status. She informed me that the manager felt my aptitude wasn't at the required level for the position, even though my technical expertise was on point. It seems my misstep was in the behavioral section, not the technical one. Both the recruiter and the hiring manager were courteous and professional throughout the process.
Questions
What did you do in your last job?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
How would you do your job in X project?
If you have a DC power supply in series with a 1k resistor and a 6k resistor, give the equation that describes the voltage across the 6k resistor.
Switch the 6k resistor for an inductor, what is the voltage across the inductor?
Switch the inductor for a capacitor, what is the voltage across the 1k resistor?
Change the 1k resistor for a cap identical to the other one, what is the voltage drop across each cap?
Change one of the caps to make it double the capacity of the other one, what is the voltage drop across each cap?
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Microsoft's interview process for their Senior Design Verification Engineer roles in Mexico is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Microsoft Work Experiences
- 3.0Power Design VerificationSenior Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeDurham, North Carolina, United StatesNovember 13, 2022Pros: A lot of learnings. Got the opportunity to build TBs from scratch.Cons: Nothing bad, as far as I know. All is well.
- 4.0Great potential, time will tellSenior Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 20, 2022Pros: Management has thus far shown commitment. Heavily invested in technical infrastructure. TC got boosted. Work is not as stressful as other companies.Cons: Upper management is heavy ex-Intel, all over the stack. That itself may not be a bad thing. However, it seems nepotism is at play. People non-Intel are getting sidelined at upper management, as observed from the bottom. Long-time Microsoft employees are leaving in mass for one reason or another. New hires are not the cream of the crop, so only time will tell. Need to play some level of politics even at IC level to grow. This might be the case in other similarly sized companies, so take with a grain of salt. TC is still lower than other top industries.
- 3.0Good company if you want to rest and vestSenior Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 16, 2022Pros: Decent work-life balance for the most part. Benefits. Some good peers.Cons: Slow career growth Incompetent managers D&I speaks everything
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