HARMAN Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at HARMAN.
HARMAN
Embedded Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The Embedded Engineer role involves a 3-stage interview process: first, an Assessment Test with MCQs on C, data structures, microcontrollers, embedded systems, and aptitude. Then, a Technical Interview covering C/Embedded C, microcontrollers (PIC, ARM), RTOS, Linux system calls, debugging tools (GDB, JTAG), and hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART). Finally, an HR Interview to gauge communication skills, career aspirations, strengths/weaknesses, and salary expectations. To do well, consistently practice coding, review embedded systems, be ready to explain your projects, and hone your problem-solving abilities.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you introduce yourself and talk about your projects?
- What makes you a good candidate for this role?
HARMAN
Embedded Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview started with some basic concepts and then moved to hard coding questions. The first round wasn't too difficult, but the second round was challenging. The second round was a client interview focusing on problem-solving and real-time difficulties.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you explain pointers?
- What are function pointers?
- What are common errors encountered in CAN?
HARMAN
Embedded Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview was about 1 hour long and covered my work experience and project details. We discussed the implementation of UART, SPI, i2C, CAN, and why DMA is needed. We also talked about clock signals and their requirements, APIs used for driver implementation, and C programming concepts like storage classes (static, use case, pseudo code) and basic pointer arithmetic.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you discuss your work experience and project details?
- Could you explain how you've implemented UART, SPI, i2C, and CAN?
- What are the reasons for needing DMA?
HARMAN Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from HARMAN interview reports.
“What are function pointers?”
Read reports →“Describe the various types of CAN frames.”
Read reports →“Describe thread states.”
Read reports →“Could you write a macro that flips a bit within a byte?”
Read reports →“What are common errors encountered in CAN?”
Read report →“What are the reasons for using an RTOS, and what are its characteristics?”
Read report →“Could you implement the memcpy function?”
Read report →“Can you explain all the different types of C pointers and their sizes?”
Read report →“Can you explain the SPI Modes?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 HARMAN interview reports.