Broadcom Firmware Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Broadcom.
Broadcom
Staff Firmware Engineer
Staff Average Neutral experience No offer 9 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Other
I applied online and got a phone call interview the next day within a week. There were two 30-minute phone interviews on consecutive days, and then I was invited onsite. The onsite interview had about 7 rounds.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you explain static data types?
- What is a volatile data type?
- Define structure.
Broadcom
Firmware Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Got referred by someone there. Didn't do a technical phone screen. Interviewed with 6 people. Most of them asked high-level technical questions, but not programming ones. One interviewer had a written test with C/assembly programming and algorithm questions. It seemed like a sweatshop, saw a lot of engineers getting dinner after 6:30 PM.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how to swap two variable values without using a third temporary variable?
Broadcom
Firmware Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was a long interview process, but not too hard. I had a phone screen, and then multiple rounds onsite. The onsite interviews were harder, and included a lunch interview. The manager talked to me at the end, and I got the offer a few days later.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Questions about flip-flops and logic were asked.
Broadcom Firmware Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Broadcom interview reports.
“Given a file's content, can you extract lines that begin with "#define"?”
Read reports →“For DDR2, how do you distinguish between read and write waveforms?”
Read reports →“What is a system call?”
Read reports →“What is the necessity of synchronization between a controller and SDRAM?”
Read reports →“What is the ideal block size for a cache?”
Read report →“Can you show me how to build an XOR gate using only NAND gates?”
Read report →“What is a volatile data type?”
Read report →“Where are global variables stored?”
Read report →“What are the uses of const and volatile?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Broadcom interview reports.