Sigma Designs Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sigma Designs.
Sigma Designs
Receptionist
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
I went through an interview process for a Receptionist role. It started with a call from a staffing agency, which was really helpful. Then, I had interviews where they asked me about my background and how I help customers. They also asked questions about customer service, focusing on how I handle upset customers and keep my schedule organized.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Tell me about a time you dealt with an angry person you were helping. How did you help them calm down?
- What steps did you take to calm down a frustrated person?
- How have you handled situations with difficult customers in the past?
Sigma Designs
Senior Design Engineer
Senior Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Background check Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
So, I got referred by an employee and then the interview process kicked off about a week later. It was structured with five 1:1 technical interviews, each lasting about 45 minutes, and then two 1:1 behavioral interviews that were each half an hour. The technical parts were pretty tough, while the behavioral ones felt a bit more relaxed. The technical director, in particular, seemed to really challenge candidates. Definitely need to be well-prepared before heading into this.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you share your experience with low power designs?
- Can you explain the process of calculating IR drop?
Sigma Designs
Firmware Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Had a phone interview and then an on-site. The phone call was with the manager, and it wasn't really about coding, but more about my knowledge of audio/video firmware. The on-site was a mix of programming tasks and questions about audio/video/image coding. I spoke with about 3 or 4 technical folks and also an HR person and a VP. The questions weren't super tough. The whole thing was scheduled and decided pretty fast.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Asked general C-coding and questions about audio/video/image codecs.
- Asked to implement a stack.
- Asked about endian swap.
Sigma Designs
ASIC Verification Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
They reached out to me and asked if I was more interested in a software or hardware engineer role. I had a technical interview with a random software engineer which didn't go so well because the questions got really vague. He wanted me to discuss JTAG probes and setting up GUIs. I ended up choosing the hardware role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the working principle of a JTAG probe?
Sigma Designs Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sigma Designs interview reports.
“Can you describe the architecture of digital TV?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the working principle of a JTAG probe?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me the differences between Verilog combinational and sequential coding?”
Read reports →“Can you describe timing problems?”
Read reports →“What steps did you take to calm down a frustrated person?”
Read report →“Can you answer some basic circuit design questions?”
Read report →“Can you answer some advanced circuit design questions based on what they were using?”
Read report →“How do you ensure your schedule stays organized?”
Read report →“Could you share your experience with low power designs?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Sigma Designs interview reports.