Hardware Developer II Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
The job is located in Santa Clara, CA.
Interview logistics took about three weeks.
Initially, there was a call with the recruiter to discuss experience-related questions. This was followed by a video interview directly with the manager.
The manager who interviewed me was rude and did not even let me speak. Interviews are supposed to be a two-way street, but they kept interrupting me, making it a waste of my time. This was the first time I felt like quitting the interview halfway through.
Questions
The manager repeatedly stated that questions could be answered by a "5th grader." The instructions provided for answering the questions were very vague.
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Find a number missing from a set of different numbers. This required using multiplication and division.
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Design a pulsing circuit using digital logic to double the frequency.
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How many tries are needed to find the heaviest weight on a scale (1) when there are 9 weights in total?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Oracle Hardware Developer II role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Oracle's interview process for their Hardware Developer II roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Oracle's Hardware Developer II interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Oracle Work Experiences
- 2.0Could be much betterHardware Developer II • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesDecember 15, 2014Pros: - Work From Home (WFH) is nice. Everybody in my group works from home on average once a week. - SPARC is an awesome architecture. Other products are equally innovative/complex. - No layoffs. - Good perks: free sodas, coffee, pool tables, ping pong tables in some buildings.Cons: - Not challenging enough. The company hires tons of NCGs, so work is spread out, meaning that as an experienced engineer, you don't do much. I guess this is a pro if you have a family or like time off. - No bonuses. Again, the company focuses on hiring NCGs rather than giving raises. - Hard to move within the company. Jobs with more impact potential are usually taken by people with 10-15 years of experience. This is not necessarily true in other big companies I've worked for. - The company is overwhelmingly biased towards hiring from one particular race (maybe because most managers are from that race too?), at least in Santa Clara. This is a problem because there is a language barrier; most don't have good communication skills and know 60% English, at best. I always wondered how some of these engineers got through the interview process. It's shocking. I wouldn't be surprised if the interviews themselves were carried in their language. I am all about hiring people from any race (I'm a minority as well), but please make sure they know English and can communicate.
- 2.0Good Balance, No GrowthHardware Developer II • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJanuary 19, 2017Pros: Great work-life balance. No pressure.Cons: No career growth. Bad benefits.
- 3.0Stable But Low PayHardware Developer II • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesMarch 9, 2016Pros: A very stable company to work for, with new technologies.Cons: Low salary. No raises or bonuses, and no push to go to the next level.
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