Microsoft Hardware Engineer Interview
Questions & Process
What 93 candidates said about the rounds, the
questions and how long the wait really is.
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Questions candidates reported
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“Explain the hold time of a digital circuit and how it affects the overall operating frequency.”
Read reports →“explain flip flops”
Read reports →“What is an OpAmp?”
Read reports →“explain opamps”
Read reports →“Why do we use FPGA?”
Read report →“Describe a cache.”
Read report →“Why Microsoft?”
Read report →“Have you been in charge of investment processes when getting new equipment?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about your background?”
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The interview process
Described in candidates’ own words.
“Very easy interviews only experience based questions were asked. 4 rounds all from US. Brush up on protocol over views, data centre systems, debug and diagnostic flows.”Candidate-reported process
“I got invited straight to the final round. Then there were three sessions, each 45 minutes, with a 15-minute break in between. It was a tough process but overall a really exciting experience.”Candidate-reported process
“I got a call from HR that my resume got shortlisted and I received an invitation. There were two rounds scheduled. First round went really well. For the second round I joined but interviewer didn’t show up. I requested a follow up reschedule on interview availability but there is no response, HR keeps saying we are finding a slot but it never happened. It’s more than a month but HR/Recruiter didn’t say anything whether interview will move forward or not. This is very unprofessional, I understand the busyness but it’s always good to come back with data in a min time frame on interview process. Didn’t expect this with big MNCs.”Candidate-reported processMore reports lockedRead 300+ more interview experiences
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