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Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore Staff Software Engineer Interview Questions
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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

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3 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
100% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore.

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Staff Engineer

Engineering · a year ago

Staff Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Presentation Panel
Interview formats
Presentation Technical Behavioral

It was pretty chill. I showed my research papers, coursework, and work history. They asked about some project details and some basic stuff. There were two rounds: first with my potential manager, then a second with two managers where I did a presentation.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • What drives your interest in research?
  • Could you elaborate on the specifics of a particular project?
  • Could you go over some fundamental concepts?
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Staff Software Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Staff Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

Had one telephonic round followed by several F2F rounds on Skype due to COVID. The questions were mostly easy to medium difficulty, with a few good ones thrown in. I was interviewing for an embedded role.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Tell me about OS and embedded coding concepts.
  • How good are your C concepts?
  • We asked a lot of bit manipulation questions.
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Staff Engineer

Engineering

Staff Easy Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

The interview process consisted of 4 rounds. It wasn't too difficult to get through. They focused on questions about your past projects and fundamental VLSI concepts, tailoring them to your specific expertise.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Tell me about projects you've worked on.
  • What are the basics of VLSI?
  • Can you answer questions related to your specific area of expertise?

Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore Staff Software Engineer Interview Questions

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Was there a design level algo question, for instance, the online bookstore problem using hash tables, priority queues, queues, or a matrix game?

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What are your experiences with challenges in Low Power design?

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What experience do you have using SV and UVM for verification?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 8 Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 50%
Behavioral 30%
Coding 15%
Presentation 5%

Interview difficulty

Easy 37.5%
Average 50%
Difficult 12.5%

Candidate experience

Positive 100%