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HP India Software Firmware Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 1 Nov 2022

HP India Software Firmware Engineer Interview Experiences

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I applied via campus placement at KIIT University, Bhuvaneshwar and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Practice technicals along with logical reasoning, aptitude and english

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Practice dsa, basics of c c++, basics of compiler
  • Q2. 1.>one question related to sorting of array 2.>Question on compilers (steps involved in compilation)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice dsa, keep fundamental subjects ready and you will be through. Interviewers are calm and friendly.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bit manipulation
  • Q2. Volatile keywords in c work in which way
  • Ans. 

    Volatile keyword in C is used to indicate that a variable may be changed unexpectedly by external factors.

    • Volatile keyword tells the compiler not to optimize the variable because it can be changed by external factors.

    • Commonly used for memory-mapped hardware registers or variables accessed by multiple threads.

    • Example: volatile int *ptr = (int *)0x1234; // pointer to a memory-mapped hardware register

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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you handle stress
  • Q2. How do you achieve work life balance

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Kal

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Simple 20 questions basic questions and c questions in 40 minutes 40 questions

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Basics of c, c++, python languages
Any one os environment

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Not yet done.,...,......
  • Q2. .. Not yet done.........

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know basics on what you are working on currently.. So that was enough to crack.. Any interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Round1: how to set nth position of the bit, linked list, stack, queues, pointers, string palindrome or not
  • Q2. Round2: debugging techniques, Linux os related concepts

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview consists of two rounds Round 1: c programming, Round 2: Technical interview consists of case study, debugging techniques, os concepts.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

There were aptitude questions and c language output questions and embedded system questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linked list and bit manipulation and one puzzle
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bits manipulation and 3 mental ability or you can say aptitude questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What do you know about HDD?
  • Ans. 

    HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive, a data storage device used in computers to store and retrieve digital information.

    • HDDs use magnetic storage to store data on spinning disks called platters.

    • They have read/write heads that move across the platters to access and modify data.

    • HDDs are typically used for long-term storage of large amounts of data in desktops, laptops, servers, and other devices.

    • Examples of HDD manufacturers i

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Questions on aptitude, embedded concepts, c programming

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Resume based questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Apr 2023.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Aptitude and Coding question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project and basic firmware related question
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary, basic hr related question

I applied via campus placement at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surat and was interviewed in Oct 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Online Assessment 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on Aptitude (medium to high)
  • Q2. Questions on Electronics core and based on computer science
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. General questions on EC core
  • Q2. Questions based on resume
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions based on core electronics
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions like "which subject do you like?" And following it
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some basic HR questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interviewers are very considerate and friendly.

HP India Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HP India Software Firmware Engineer interview?
HP India interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the HP India interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
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