Verkada 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 Verkada.
Verkada
Embedded Software Engineer Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral
It began with a recruiter call, followed by two technical interviews focusing on multithreading and socket programming. Then there was a hiring manager round. However, I didn't make it to the hiring manager round.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How would you multithread a sensor input?
- How can you make a blocking function non-blocking?
Verkada
Embedded Software Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
It was pretty straightforward, a recruiting call and then a first round interview where I had to show what I know about concurrency and stuff. Specifically, it was about a blocking thread that I need to get accurate results from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUqZDOP5uzQ&list=PLTjcBkvRBqGGbSckyAGLTy05sbPPl6dJA&index=23
Confirmed questions1 question
- I highly recommend watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUqZDOP5uzQ&list=PLTjcBkvRBqGGbSckyAGLTy05sbPPl6dJA&index=23 It helps a lot.
Verkada
Embedded Software Engineer Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I applied normally, got ghosted for a bit, then a recruiter hit me up on LinkedIn later on. She kept rescheduling the initial phone screen, often canceling last minute. After that, I had to do an online assessment in C++. Then there was a phone screen with the recruiter, followed by a 1-hour technical interview. While the recruiter was pleasant, the constant cancellations were a bit unprofessional. The actual technical interview involved coding a multithreaded function or two, which didn't feel super relevant to embedded systems. The interviewer also had a strong accent and we just dove straight into the coding problem without much intro. It felt like a test rather than a chance to show what I can do or discuss anything else.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you introduce yourself?
- What motivates your interest in Verkada?
- Code a non-blocking API around an existing blocking API.
Verkada Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
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“I highly recommend watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUqZDOP5uzQ&list=PLTjcBkvRBqGGbSckyAGLTy05sbPPl6dJA&index=23 It helps a lot.”
Read reports →“How would you multithread a sensor input?”
Read reports →“Can you implement a memory tracker that hooks into the glibc library to monitor dynamic memory allocations and provide statistics?”
Read reports →“How can you make a blocking function non-blocking?”
Read reports →“Was there an embedded technical question about threading?”
Read report →“What motivates your interest in Verkada?”
Read report →“Can you introduce yourself?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 Verkada interview reports.