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Western Digital Staff Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 30 Nov 2024

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Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image akella satyakala

posted on 30 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Linux boot process
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Recursive pros and cons
    • Add your answer

Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Jul 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bit Wise, Basics of C like:- pointers, struct and union, volatile, static, const, programs like:- linked list, array, doubly linked list, bitwise etc.
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of Embedded system, past work related questions
    • Add your answer
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General talk, puzzles
    • Add your answer
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Time pass and salary discusion
    • Add your answer

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Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Algorithms, logic design

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Easy shift & generic coding questions

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectations
    • Add your answer

Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 May 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C++ questions on Coding
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Classes in C++ questions
    • Add your answer
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why you want to join WD
  • Ans. 

    I am excited to join WD because of their reputation for innovation and commitment to excellence.

    • I have been following WD's advancements in the field and am impressed by their cutting-edge technology.

    • I am eager to work with a team that is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

    • I believe that WD's values align with my own, and I am excited to contribute to their mission.

    • I am confident that WD will provid...

    • Answered by AI
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 (2)

 Senior Firmware Engineer

 (2)

 Embedded Testing Engineer

 (1)

Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 May 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical experience
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Technical discussion
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical round With director
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Basic technical questions
    • Add your answer

Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Jan 2022

I applied via Smartr and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. About Server, Storage, NVME, Leadership, Networking
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare what is written in resume and your current project related technical

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Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Samsung Research user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Jan 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jan 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Data structures & algorithms: Find the shortest path in the grid & Reverse a single linked list

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain Polymorphism, Overloading & Overriding
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on many forms. Overloading is having multiple methods with the same name but different parameters. Overriding is having a method in a subclass with the same name and parameters as a method in the superclass.

    • Polymorphism allows objects to be treated as if they are of different types, depending on the context in which they are used.

    • Overloading allows methods to have the sa...

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Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you want to join Samsung
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn, DS, Backtracking, Hashing and trees & Graphs are optional

Management Staff Interview Questions & Answers

Dell user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Infrastructure Overview
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are you looking for a change
    • Add your answer

Senior Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Samsung Research user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Oct 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design rate limiter
    • Add your answer

Associate Staff Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Samsung Research user image Anonymous

posted on 25 May 2022

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.Current company project discussion. 2.Samsung's open position discussion. 2.Coding question on string. 3.Array manipulation question. 4.Ants and traingle puzzle and then generalized formula for probabili...
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Systems and OS questions. Deadlock, spinlocks, semaphores. Interrupts on ARM architecture. Page faults discussion.
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mainly coding questions. Implement stack using linked list. Some string question Bit manipulation question
    • Add your answer
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR discussion Discussion with HIRING manager
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and thorough with concepts
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Western Digital Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Western Digital Staff Engineer interview?
Western Digital interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Western Digital interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Western Digital Staff Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Western Digital. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Western Digital expect are Python, Data Analytics, Perl, Big Data and Data Science.
What are the top questions asked in Western Digital Staff Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Western Digital Staff Engineer interview -

  1. Bit Wise, Basics of C like:- pointers, struct and union, volatile, static, cons...read more
  2. About Server, Storage, NVME, Leadership, Network...read more
  3. Basics of Embedded system, past work related questi...read more

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