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      Hardware Engineer Interview

      1 Nov 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Microsoft in Oct 2018

      Interview

      Applied on Company Website. Got an email saying that a recruiter reviewed my resume and I was invited to have a phone interview with Microsoft. The mail said that the interview would be behavioral, technical and would focus on a resume that I had to submit online.

      Interview questions [6]

      Question 1

      Housekeeping Questions - When do you graduate? Location Preference? Company Vertical that I'd be interested in?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      What is the difference between a Linear and Non-Linear System?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Microprocessor Design - Difference between a pipelined Processor and Intel Processors.
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Questions about my internship.
      Answer question

      Question 5

      Verilog - Difference between Blocking and Non-Blocking statements?
      1 Answer

      Question 6

      What is a cache? How is it different from Virtual Memory?
      1 Answer
      5

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      Hardware Engineer Interview

      28 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Taipei
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft (Taipei)

      Interview

      Not too technical, only a few simple oral questions about coding skills. Other questions are behavioral, such as asking what's your biggest challenge so far or what is your strength/weakness.

      Hardware Engineer Interview

      28 Dec 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      I was directly invited to the final round. Three sessions followed, each lasting 45 minutes, with a 15-minute break between them. It was a rigorous process but an exciting experience overall.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me about myself.
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      Hardware Engineer Interview

      19 Dec 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      Took about month to hear from them. Email described that your papers have been read and your interview is being scheduled. Next week the recruiter invites to a meeting the next day. 1st meeting with the recruiting manager. Sadly not invited to proceed. I was asked during the interviewing about skills that I did not have.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Have you been been in charge of installation/investment processes when getting new equipment?
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