NETGEAR Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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NETGEAR
Wireless Test Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Coding Other
After applying, an HR person contacted me within a few weeks to gauge my availability. Subsequently, I was set up for an interview and was sent a few sample questions beforehand. The interview itself was conducted by the Senior Director of Engineering.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you elaborate on networking concepts such as TCP/UDP/DHCP/ARP and how to utilize Wireshark?
- Describe your understanding of WiFi concepts including client association, spectrum analysis, and QAM, and how to use WiFi analyzers.
- Could you solve this simple coding problem?
NETGEAR
Software Test Engineer
Entry Easy Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I had one onsite interview. It was a panel interview with three people: someone from HR, the Test Lead, and a Senior Test Engineer. They asked me about networking concepts, like IP vs MAC and TCP/IP, and then gave me an easy coding question. After that, there were some behavioral questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the difference between a MAC address and an IP address?
NETGEAR
Wireless Test Engineer
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical
There was a pre-interview and a post-interview assignment. They expect Django proficiency. The company has strict rules, and I was asked to work on Saturdays. The interview was scheduled for 30 minutes but went over by 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
NETGEAR Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from NETGEAR interview reports.
“Can you explain the difference between a MAC address and an IP address?”
Read reports →“Describe Ethernet and WiFi MAC headers.”
Read reports →“What is CSMA/CA?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between a Gateway and a Router?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?”
Read report →“Could you code and explain the logic for a palindrome number?”
Read report →“Can you explain VLANs?”
Read report →“How would you test a vending machine thoroughly?”
Read report →“What are the basics of switching operations?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 13 NETGEAR interview reports.