Flubbed the interrupt latency question.. Codesignal OA then two technical rounds. First was C and C++ questions on pointers and manual memory management. Second was operating systems, scheduling algorithms and interrupt handling. Good company if you want embedded over web.
Questions Asked
1.“What is cache coherency and why does it matter in multi-core systems”
Software Engineer
San Diego, CA
Summer 2026Pending Outcome
University of Texas at Austin · Software Engineering
2nd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
TechnicalVirtual
OA graph traversal and hashmap both medium, interview 30 min behavioral 30 min coding had STAR stories for customer obsession and bias for action and coding was two pointers straightforward if you prep the LPs
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you worked across teams to ship a shared API or integration”
2.“What's the difference between quick sort and merge sort?”
Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Fall 2025Accepted
University of Texas at Austin · Computer Science
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtualFast process
Two OAs then two technical rounds on OOP and systems. Offer in 12 days
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you had to pick up someone else's messy codebase”
2.“What is a deadlock? Describe the four necessary conditions for one to occur”
Software Developer
San Diego, CA
Fall 2025No Offer
University of Michigan · Computer Engineering
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalFast processVirtual
all behavioral stuff like going above and beyond and time management and what I know about Qualcomm