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- Tips for Google embedded firmware interview TC 152k Recruiter reached out to me to setup an embedded interview. Gave a few general topics to prepare. 25/75 split for computer science knowledge and embedded knowledge respectively for the interview. Have a little idea about the kind of questions Google asks for embedded. Driver related quest
- Looking for firmware interview guidance for Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google Hi , I am looking for firmware, embedded systems guidance, interview experience for Apple, Amazon, Facebook and google. Do I need to study heavily leetcode?#engineering #software #swe
- Preparing for Embedded sw / Firmware position at Google Do I really have to study trees and other algorithms for such a low level position? I’m all about bootloaders, silicon and hardware bring up and driver development. I don’t give a shit about balancing a tree or whatever. Why would they ask these questions? How does that prove I can do really low lev
- link Intel G6 firmware software eng to Google embedded systems SW eng Hi community, Can anyone guide me as to what level an Intel G6 Firmware SW engineer be considered at Google? Will I be fighting a losing battle if I fight for L4 at Google? The recruiter at Google said the TC will range from 154k to 188k which I believe is L3 as I understand from here: https://us.
- How to prep for google and Facebook interviews for Firmware/embedded role. Do I need to do hard problems of Algorithms, or can I just do hard data structures and medium level algorithm problems from leetcode.
- What is the good number of Leetcode questions to clear Google, Facebook or Amazon Firmware/Embedded interview I have completed 250 questions in total from LC is that good enough for cracking Google, Facebook or Amazon Firmware/Embedded interview. Please help me !!
- What is the good number of Leetcode questions to clear Google, Facebook or Amazon Firmware/Embedded interview I have completed 250 questions in total from LC is that good enough for cracking Google, Facebook or Amazon Firmware/Embedded interview. Please help me !!
- What to expect going from AWS firmware to Google data center platform group interview? Let's say if you are hardware firmware engineer interviewing Google doing the same thing, with 10 years storage experience. Am I right to assume you won't be asked to leetcode but more about domain knowledge, what you have done, what would you do, etc? Let's say you don't have time for 2 or 3 more
- Interview prep from Google HW grp Any tips on interview prep for google HW group? Specifically about Firmware engineer @Google
- Google vs NVIDIA Comp and level in the offer being the same, which would you work at? Both for core systems software (kernel, firmware, etc) roles. Current TC 240k #google #nvidia
- vote Apple vs. Google New Grad Assuming equal first year TC, which would you choose and why? Background: previously interned at Apple and have an offer from GCP TC: Graduating this Spring (0 LOL) Edit: I should mention I ultimately want to work in low level software (embedded/firmware) Edit2: Prospective TC 220k
- Looking for a referral for Google embedded SWE Looking for a referral for Google firmware / embedded due to apples lack of wfh policy. 6 YoE Please help me out!
- Firmware engineer interview practice Looking for a some help to practice for senior firmware engineering positions.I have an interview lined up with MS (L63) in next few weeks. I am looking to practice few mocks with other firmware engineers. If you also interviewing and want to practice with me or can help me lend a hand to practice f
- Hi, Can I DM you for referrals Hi all, I am looking for embedded software / firmware referrals (nvidia, Apple, microsoft, etc.) I was unlikely with a Google onsite interview.#microsoft#apple#nvidia
- Amazon Lab126 Firmware engineer offer Thoughts on this offer? Firmware Engineer (L4/SDE1) Location: Sunnyvale, CA Base: 142k Sign-on: 53.5k / 42k Relocation: 7k RSU: 52 shares over 4 years TC: ~205k / yr YOE: 2 years industry + 2 years (university RA and internship). All relevant! I interviewed for L5 but was offered L4. The recruit
- Looking for referral at FAANG I am looking for referral at FAANG or any good company for Embedded Software Positions. Can anyone refer me? YOE 10 Current TC 104K #apple #microsoft #google #facebook #firmware #software #embedded
- Design Interview for Firmware Roles I have an upcoming interview with Facebook Reality Labs and Google I am interviewing for a Firmware Engineer position. I could not find any resources to prepare for the design interview part. If any one can point me to any such resources or give me an idea of the kind of questions to expect that wou
- Embedded/Firmware engineering referrals needed urgently Hello, I have 3+ years of experience developing Embedded Software / Firmware. Currently at Amazon Lab 126, and looking to make a move for better culture. I am looking for referrals to startups or FAANG - either works. If you work for the following companies, really appreciate if you can refer me.
- Looking for referrals Hi Blind Community! I am looking for referrals to any of these mentioned companies. Primarily interested in FAANG companies as but happy to consider others - especially with a presence in Canada (Vancouver) or allowed to work remotely. My background is in firmware development but have significant e
- Embedded systems positions at Google Hi, I am planning to apply for embedded software position at Google and I am wondering what to focus on more while preparing for it. I read all Glassdoor interview experiences and still didn't get satisfactory answers. Can someone help me with that to expect and what to be prepared about? Thank y
- Fmr Google "Test Engineer" going to SWE; advice? Anybody got advice for a Google "Test Engineer" who wants to go to another company as SWE? (I do the exact same work as my SWE co-workers). TC: 190 (🥜) YoE: 3 (9 years firmware before that) #swe
- Referrals for FAANG Hi Blind community, New year new me. Looking to change jobs. I’m looking into these roles: - Firmware - Embedded Software - Wireless - Field Applications Engineer Any referrals would be greatly appreciated!. #semiconductor #interview #apple #tesla #meta #google #Nvidia #amd #microsoft YOE: 2 TC: $
- Google Interview Call for Platform Team Hi I have an interview call from Google for platform team. I have been working in embedded firmware side for almost 5 years and coding in C language for my entire experience. I know FAANG companies ask a lot of the data structures and algorithm questions so definitely those must be revised and prepa
- Firmware engineer vs TPM pay I have a total of 10years experience . 5 years of embedded software testing experience and 5 years of firmware development experience. I am thinking to switch careers and explore the TPM role. But I am not sure if that is the right decision yet. I am considering multiple factors here. One of them i
- Google interview - Low-level system design?? I have an upcoming Google interview. Recruiter telling me to also focus on "Low-level system design". Not sure what could means.. any example questions or ideas? P.S. this is for a Firmware position. TC 180k, 10 YOE
- Google L6 San Diego Hi Folks, I went through the interview at Google and HR has verbally said they are ready to extend me an offer. But HR is asking me to provide the expected compensation, then she will take those numbers to the comp team for approval/negotiation instead of providing me with the initial numbers. I di
- vote Real talk - would Amazon or Google be a better fit? Or someplace else? I am ready to grind a little harder and learn more than I have at my current role. I've been coasting a bit and learning a bit. Suddenly, I woke up at 2 years with QC and realized I just want to get more experience and not cruise forever. I feel behind my peers and I'm ready to go hard for a few yea
- HW interviews for google India ~10 yoe Hi, I am wondering what type of preparation I would start doing if I were to prep for google India with RTL designer role with about 10 years of exp. I know many sw/firmware interviews are mostly directed towards coding questions, I don’t have much data points for hw/rtl domain. Any help on this w
- Need to start immediately - Any help appreciated - Referrals for System Software(low-level/embedded/firmware) roles Hello all, I am looking for referrals for system software roles(low-level/embedded/firmware/C/C++/Assembly/Kernel/Virtualization) in FAANGMULA+ and other similar companies across US. I am actively looking for jobs and I need to start immediately, so any referrals in this regard will be of great hel
- Firmware engg and fun startups in SF proper? I'm casually browsing jobs and on the lookout for companies that are based in the city (SF). Companies that - have a fair amount of young population - hire Firmware/Embedded software engineers. I don't seem to culturally fit very well into my South bay job. They don't have cool boat parties or
- Switching from Firmware to Software Engineering - suggestions! New on blind. Currently working as Firmware engineer and want to switch to SWE (preferably FAANG) but in a team with good WLB. Can anybody share their experience and suggestions on making the switch. Currently only work with C language. YOE : 1.5 TC: 120K #engineering #software #swe #google #facebo
- Is there a best time to switch jobs in big tech? I have recently joined a small iot company (in March 2021) as a firmware engineer and don’t plan on spending more than a year here. Is there a suitable time of year to apply for SWE positions in big tech? (PS. I might also be able to get referrals for google and bloomberg from mutual friends) #tech
- Staff Embedded moving to FAANG Hey fellow engineers, I am thinking on applying to either Google or FB for e5/e6 in bay area, I have touched all the area of expertise in embedded field ( firmware, real-time OS, platform development, and linux kernel). How much time does it take to prepare? Should I target E5 or E6 position? Yo
- Amazon L5 Offer Evaluation Hello Blind community, Can you please help me evaluate the following Amazon SDEII L5 offer? Base - 160k (non-NYC / Bay Area) Stock - 210k over 4 years at current stock price (5%, 15%, 40%, 40%) Sign on - 90k 1st year, 70k 2nd year This is their initial offer. Do you think there is room for negoti
- How do you find freelancers/consultants in the Bay? I need to contract a specific, medium sized hardware/firmware project to a freelancer or consulting company, and I don't think we have a pool of internal contractors I could choose from so I'm looking for them myself. I want them to be local and good (not cheap outsourcing to India). What are the be
- vote Jump ship in ~4months? Received an L4 offer from Google after joining Amazon (SDE II). After approving for L4, they offered a system design interview to be considered for L5, the interview went very good (imo) but HC did not approve for L5. It's been a very short time since I joined Amazon (4 months) and I am thinking if
- Skills upgrade I’m a Firmware engineer and my life seems to be stuck at C, low level C and I am now tired of my job and TC. I want to learn to code in Cpp and get a better pay, I have experience in coding and I like math so what does the community recommend for me? TC: 200k tYOE: 5 #engineering #software #swe #c
- link Google L4 Offer eval/suggestions please? Google L4 Offer. Recruiter gave an upper limit of 280k on the phone and is asking for my expectation. Haven't negotiated. Recently joined Amazon at 300k TC. Can I at-least negotiate equal to my current salary? level.fyi data is all over the place so confused on what should I set my number at. Loc
- Canada Referrals Please Hi Blind Community, New to Blind. I'm moving to Canada so I'm looking for referrals. FAANGMULA+, unicorns or any decent companies. Will bring in value regardless of the company. Can you guys please provide referrals for tech companies in Toronto, Ontario. Currently a Senior PM at Microsoft. Lookin
- Best trading firm for programmers? I'm an L6 SWE IC at Google with several years of C/C++ firmware experience. I'd like to start interviewing at trading firms for programming roles. I get that quants make more, but I'm too stupid for math. I imagine low latency firms are all FPGA at this point, so I'm not sure where my low level co
- FB Infra culture I am having a conversation with one FB recruiter who wants me to apply for a job at FB Infra. There are several positions that match my experience - Linux kernel, hardware bring up, firmware dev... I want to learn more about this group. What is the culture there? Are their projects fun or boring? A
- Am I stuck? I've been working at Intel for 15+ years as a software engineer. All of my work has been in c doing driver and firmware development. I've hit a high grade level but I want out. Is it too late for me? I don't really want to do driver development anymore but I'm afraid I'll never be able to crack int
- link Apple ICT3 evaluation Got an offer from Apple as an ICT3 working on firmware in Boulder, CO Initial offer: Salary: 130K RSU: 148K / 4yr (37K) Signing bonus: 25K TC excluding signing bonus: 167K Still waiting to hear back for results of my on-sites with Google and Amazon. Do you guys think this seems low and if so how t
- Referral Hunt Hi! I am an MS CS student at a good school (top 20) and I'm looking for referrals for summer 2022 internship roles. Can I get referrals please? I have 2 yoe previously at WDC on C++/Python (not firmware). LC count - 250+ (200+ are medium + hard) Thanks! #engineering #software #swe #intern #tech
- Looking for referrals Hi! I am an MS CS student at a good school (top 20) and I'm looking for referrals for summer 2022 internship roles. Can I get referrals please? I have 2 yoe previously at WDC on C++/Python (not firmware). LC count - 250+ (200+ are medium + hard) Thanks! #engineering #software #swe #intern #snowf
- Google Embedded Software Engineer Interview Hi Everyone, I have an interview scheduled in mid-February. I have embedded work experience from a startup. I have been solving LC questions(184 easy, 47 medium ) related to bit-manipulation, array, string, and sorting. Can someone please suggest to me what should I be focusing on during the remain
- Google Embedded Software Engineer Interview Hi Everyone, I have an interview scheduled in mid-February. I have embedded work experience from a startup. I have been solving LC questions(184 easy, 47 medium ) related to bit-manipulation, array, string, and sorting. Can someone please suggest to me what should I be focusing on during the remain
- Google versus Facebook - Wireless/Cellular Internship I have internship offers from Google and Facebook Reality Labs in their wireles teams for next summer. Google is the Power Optimizations System team and FB is cellular firmware. Would like to know what people think is the better opportunity ? I’m an international student and would probably want to r
- Current interview difficulty level @ FAANG Given the number of roles which have opened up (based on just recruiters who have approached me) is the difficulty level for interviews at FAANG still the same? I haven’t interviewed in about 4-5 years and I come from an Electrical Engg. background but now work as SDE on low level firmware/hardware
- Embedded engineer interviews at Google/Fb Hi guys, So tired of amazon and planning to switch. I work in embedded domain, I am planning to give Google and Fb onsite interviews, I have spent months learning cpp and STL for problem solving but my day job uses c, should I choose my language for coding as C or keep C++, I am not familiar with