Great experience, but stressful work environment
Great experience, but stressful work environment
Your work has a large impact on the product and you get to work with exciting technology. You will gain so much experience working in such a fast-paced and innovative environment.
Company culture is all about work. There is very minimal work-life balance.
The workplace is cramped and there are very few benefits in the office: no snacks, hectic parking, and no work outings.
Work is extremely demanding and expectations are high, but if you are dedicated, you will succeed.
Aggressive deadlines accelerate the product but bog down employees' personal lives.
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Project Engineer
I applied through an employee referral. It was a typical interview as they go through multiple stages, sometimes it feels repetitive. But I guess that’s how it is. But the interview overall was a good experience.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Started with phone interview with HR. After that, you are given a 1-hour non-proctored test to complete online. If you pass the test, then you move to 2 technical phone interviews. These have coding questions as well as system-level questions. I was
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Screening Call with Recruiter Take-Home Challenge: Completed all questions with minimal negative points. Interview with Manufacturing Manager (1 hour): Positive impression, moving forward. Technical Interview with Sr. Staff SDE: Two system design
Project Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesJanuary 28, 2026I applied through an employee referral. It was a typical interview as they go through multiple stages, sometimes it feels repetitive. But I guess that’s how it is. But the interview overall was a good experience.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2018Started with phone interview with HR. After that, you are given a 1-hour non-proctored test to complete online. If you pass the test, then you move to 2 technical phone interviews. These have coding questions as well as system-level questions. I was
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Palo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2022Screening Call with Recruiter Take-Home Challenge: Completed all questions with minimal negative points. Interview with Manufacturing Manager (1 hour): Positive impression, moving forward. Technical Interview with Sr. Staff SDE: Two system design
