Samsung Semiconductor Embedded Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Test
Experience: It was an objective type test questions related to aptitude, digital, c, data structures, operating system ,computer architecture and  microprocessor. The level of difficulty was high.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was purely technical with questions relating to algorithms(binary search, sorting) ,  networks(layers and different protocols,  subnetting), projects(my final  year project in manets), 
networks  project,compiler  oriented  questions related  to  C runtime  features (Use  of  heap  and 
stack to store variables in a C program ­how they work with procedures).

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Third round was again more of  technical and  long one to. OOPs was the main focus here. 
OOPs  concepts  were  asked.  
 

Round: HR Interview
Experience:  Basic HR questions were asked. More focus on my grade sheet. They were looking 
for consistency and they were concerned with recruiting high graders. And questions like “You 
are more of a software guy..why do you want to join this post...” Since I was desperate to get a 
job, I answered "I like challenges".


Skills:
College Name: Anna University Chennai

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic questions on C

Round: Test
Experience: Around 30-40 MCQs + 5 subjective questions.
Subjective questions were - finding little endian/big endian using char-int, function pointers, etc
Duration: 2 hours
Total Questions: 35

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Mostly resume based, mostly looking for someone who have worked intensively in that area.

College Name: IIT Madras

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My resume was shortlisted depending on hardware projects which i had done and also because i was from electronics background and had a good deal of knowledge regarding linux.
Tips: Keep your resume up-to-date. Your resume should include projects as well as courses relevant to company which you are appearing. Study about the company, what are its current projects and on which fields it is working.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was an easy interview where basics regarding prog languages known and linux was asked. Also he asked me to write c programs or just explain approach of solving simple problems through data structures.
Tips: Keep your basics regarding programming clear. Also ensure that you have hands-on with program writing on c, c++ and you are able to analyze the problem and provide proper approach of solving.

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: It was a short interview. Some of the real life problems were given and specific time was given for me to solve.
Tips: Some of the puzzles are available on the net regarding engineering interviews. You should refer those.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was a relatively difficult interview with advanced concepts like multithreading, pattern matching, trees and also linux and qnx based concepts.
Tips: You should be thorough at data structures. Take time to solve a problem and always tell optimized solutions. They will check your approach for problem solving.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: This was a mix of both technical and hr interview. They asked about my projects in detail including implementation, improvements that can be done. Then asked me some general questions about the company and my expectations from it.
Tips: You should know each and everything, even minute details regarding your project. Explain them in best was as you can. And for hr round have a basic knowledge of company and its ongoing projects. Also be prepared of basic questions as your expectations, your career path and why should the company hire you?