TSMC

Test Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

We had a phone interview with the recruiter, then a Skype interview with the Taiwan local manager. We discussed work experience and academic background with the local manager, then compensation and salary with the recruiter.

Questions

What was your academic background?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the TSMC Test Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

TSMC's interview process for their Test Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

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

TSMC Work Experiences

Good Pay, Terrible Balance

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan

Pros: Good salary / Good benefits

Cons: High pressure and no work-life balance. I would describe it as militarized management.

Good Pay, Terrible Balance

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan

Pros: Good salary / Good benefits

Cons: High pressure and no work-life balance. I would describe it as militarized management.

Good Pay, Long Hours

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Taichung, Taiwan

Pros: Good pay. Good to invest in top company's products.

Cons: Long working hours. Bad work-life balance.

Good Pay, Long Hours

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Taichung, Taiwan

Pros: Good pay. Good to invest in top company's products.

Cons: Long working hours. Bad work-life balance.

Great For Grads, Very High Pressure

Test Engineer • Former Employee

Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Pros: A good place for new graduates.

Cons: High pressure and no time limitation.

Great For Grads, Very High Pressure

Test Engineer • Former Employee

Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Pros: A good place for new graduates.

Cons: High pressure and no time limitation.

Good Pay, Terrible Balance

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan

Pros: Good salary / Good benefits

Cons: High pressure and no work-life balance. I would describe it as militarized management.

3.0
Good Pay, Terrible Balance
Test Engineer • Current Employee
Hsinchu, Taiwan, Taiwan
May 7, 2024
Pros: Good salary / Good benefits
Cons: High pressure and no work-life balance. I would describe it as militarized management.

Good Pay, Long Hours

Test Engineer • Current Employee

Taichung, Taiwan

Pros: Good pay. Good to invest in top company's products.

Cons: Long working hours. Bad work-life balance.

5.0
Good Pay, Long Hours
Test Engineer • Current Employee
Taichung, Taiwan
March 29, 2025
Pros: Good pay. Good to invest in top company's products.
Cons: Long working hours. Bad work-life balance.

Great For Grads, Very High Pressure

Test Engineer • Former Employee

Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Pros: A good place for new graduates.

Cons: High pressure and no time limitation.

4.0
Great For Grads, Very High Pressure
Test Engineer • Former Employee
Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan
June 20, 2021
Pros: A good place for new graduates.
Cons: High pressure and no time limitation.

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