Supermicro

Applications Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

June 10, 2026

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

High-level overview:

Phone screen
Tech round 1
Tech round 2
Tech round 3
HR call

Tech rounds consist of datasheet rounds and questions, basic Python programming, and general knowledge on your perspective team.

Questions

Open and parse a file, then write a function to filter the data.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Supermicro Applications Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Supermicro's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Supermicro's Applications Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

Supermicro Work Experiences

Application Engineer

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: There is free bread, coffee, and tea in the morning; everyone is friendly; and the HSA plan is ok.

Cons: Working hours are 9 to 6. Lunch is not free, but it is cheap and tastes ok. There is no 401k match.

Application Engineer

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: There is free bread, coffee, and tea in the morning; everyone is friendly; and the HSA plan is ok.

Cons: Working hours are 9 to 6. Lunch is not free, but it is cheap and tastes ok. There is no 401k match.

Run, don't walk away from this company

Engineer • Former Employee

December 3, 2025

Pros: Decent health benefits, and nothing else.

Cons: No 401k match, an extremely toxic environment, and management that will never have your back, never! Whether you worked 1 year or 30 years in the industry, you get 10 vacation and 5 sick days a year, which is totally old school! Work-life balance; forget that, as there is no such thing.

Run, don't walk away from this company

Engineer • Former Employee

December 3, 2025

Pros: Decent health benefits, and nothing else.

Cons: No 401k match, an extremely toxic environment, and management that will never have your back, never! Whether you worked 1 year or 30 years in the industry, you get 10 vacation and 5 sick days a year, which is totally old school! Work-life balance; forget that, as there is no such thing.

Overall good, occasionally disappointed

Software Design Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Interesting work content; Supervisor who is easy to get along with; Ability to allocate time freely.

Cons: The toilets in Zhonghe, New Taipei City are very dirty. Some colleagues don’t get along well with each other. Occasionally there is a sense of relative deprivation.

Overall good, occasionally disappointed

Software Design Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Interesting work content; Supervisor who is easy to get along with; Ability to allocate time freely.

Cons: The toilets in Zhonghe, New Taipei City are very dirty. Some colleagues don’t get along well with each other. Occasionally there is a sense of relative deprivation.

Application Engineer

Applications Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: There is free bread, coffee, and tea in the morning; everyone is friendly; and the HSA plan is ok.

Cons: Working hours are 9 to 6. Lunch is not free, but it is cheap and tastes ok. There is no 401k match.

4.0
Application Engineer
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, CA
March 5, 2024
Pros: There is free bread, coffee, and tea in the morning; everyone is friendly; and the HSA plan is ok.
Cons: Working hours are 9 to 6. Lunch is not free, but it is cheap and tastes ok. There is no 401k match.

Run, don't walk away from this company

Engineer • Former Employee

December 3, 2025

Pros: Decent health benefits, and nothing else.

Cons: No 401k match, an extremely toxic environment, and management that will never have your back, never! Whether you worked 1 year or 30 years in the industry, you get 10 vacation and 5 sick days a year, which is totally old school! Work-life balance; forget that, as there is no such thing.

1.0
Run, don't walk away from this company
Engineer • Former Employee
December 3, 2025
Pros: Decent health benefits, and nothing else.
Cons: No 401k match, an extremely toxic environment, and management that will never have your back, never! Whether you worked 1 year or 30 years in the industry, you get 10 vacation and 5 sick days a year, which is totally old school! Work-life balance; forget that, as there is no such thing.

Overall good, occasionally disappointed

Software Design Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Interesting work content; Supervisor who is easy to get along with; Ability to allocate time freely.

Cons: The toilets in Zhonghe, New Taipei City are very dirty. Some colleagues don’t get along well with each other. Occasionally there is a sense of relative deprivation.

4.0
Overall good, occasionally disappointed
Software Design Engineer • Current Employee
Taipei
May 26, 2024
Pros: Interesting work content; Supervisor who is easy to get along with; Ability to allocate time freely.
Cons: The toilets in Zhonghe, New Taipei City are very dirty. Some colleagues don’t get along well with each other. Occasionally there is a sense of relative deprivation.

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