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Western Digital Firmware Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 30 Sep 2024

Top Western Digital Firmware Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. In DSA part, 1. Code for merge sort 2. Check if two trees are mirror 3. Find element in rotated sorted array 4. Check if linked list is palindrome 5. Detect a loop in lin ...read more
  • Q2. What is structure padding and why it happens?
  • Q3. map vs unordered_map, vector vs list
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Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Jul 2022

I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Technology, (NIT), Sikkim and was interviewed in Jun 2022.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude was 1 hr video monitered.
Standard level C/C++ questions like pointers, structures and constructors.
Other apti questions were easy.

2

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is structure padding and why it happens?
  • Q2. Questions on bit manipulation and other questions were puzzle based question that can be found in geeksforgeeks archive.
  • Q3. Code for fibonacci series
3

Technical Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. Indepth questions on memory management like how stack is maintained, questions on heap memory and ways to optimise it.
  • Q2. Output based questions where interviewer shared his screen.
  • Q3. Again indepth questions on C. so keep your C theory strong
  • Q4. In DSA part, 1. Code for merge sort 2. Check if two trees are mirror 3. Find element in rotated sorted array 4. Check if linked list is palindrome 5. Detect a l...read more
4

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy to medium questions on electronics and communication like gaussian noise, filters, and subjects like DSP
  • Q2. Easy to medium puzzle questions from geeksforgeeks
5

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Standard HR questions, how are you? introduce your self etc
  • Q2. Situation based questions where you have to incorporate companies policies while answering. To those who dont know western digital principles are: Think big, ma...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Must have strong fundamentals of C
2. Must have knowledge of communication subject
3. Have confidence and dont be afraid to question back
4. Solve all puzzles from geeksforgeeks

Skills evaluated in this interview

Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Sep 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Aptitude Test Round

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

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Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What do you know about HDD?

Skills evaluated in this interview

Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Oct 2023

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I was interviewed in Apr 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Aptitude and Coding question
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Project and basic firmware related question
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary, basic hr related question

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Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Nov 2022

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

5 Interview Rounds

1

Online Assessment Round (2 Questions)

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

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions based on core electronics
4

Behavioral Round (1 Question)

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

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Some basic HR questions

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Firmware Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 5 May 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain dynamic polymorphism
  • Q2. Types of casts in C++
  • Q3. IPC mechanisms in Linux
  • Q4. Map vs unordered_map, vector vs list
2

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Functors in C++, uses
  • Q2. Synchronisation mechanisms
  • Q3. Move constructor, rvalues and const
  • Q4. Synchronisation of given thread blocks
  • Q5. Fault diagnosis on Linux system, gdb experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This was one of the best companies I interviewed for and I learnt lots from the interviewers. Clearly they were experienced, and kept providing hints throughout the interview. The only limiting factor was lapses in my knowledge. I'm anxiously awaiting for results, but even if not selected, I'm deeply impressed by the interview process, and shall try again later sometime.

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bit manipulation
  • Q2. Volatile keywords in c work in which way
2

HR Round (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
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Projects related questions
  • Q2. C program for array swapping

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic about project
  • Q2. C coding question

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

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

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.

Western Digital Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Western Digital Firmware 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 Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for Western Digital Firmware 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 Failure Analysis, C++, Firmware Development, Python and Embedded Systems.
What are the top questions asked in Western Digital Firmware Engineer interview?

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  1. In DSA part, 1. Code for merge sort 2. Check if two trees are mirror 3. Find e...read more
  2. What is structure padding and why it happe...read more
  3. map vs unordered_map, vector vs l...read more

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