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Updated 22 Mar 2025

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jun 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions on OS Concepts like synchronization, race condition, deadlock etc. Questions on storage classifiers in C, Bit manipulation and data structures. Two coding questions: Power of 2, Reverse a string.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on operating systems, basics of C, data structures. Domain knowledge is also important. Good knowledge of your projects.

Senior Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what is the meaning of M in M20,M25,M30 grade of concrete?
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Basic ML, SQL and Python questions
  • Q2. Case Study problem to solve

Data Scientist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. for a data with 1000 samples and 700 dimensions, how would you find a line that best fits the data, to be able to extrapolate? this is not a supervised ML problem, there's no target. and how would you do it, if you want to treat this as a s... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Python overview and oops concept

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Microcontroller and other architecture
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python coding quesions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Best Company to work.

Senior Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what is the meaning of M in M20,M25,M30 grade of concrete?
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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
  • Q2. Recursive pros and cons

Staff Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Swap Adjacent Bit Pairs Problem Statement Given an integer N, your task is to compute the number that results from swapping each even position bit of N's binary representation with its adjacent odd bit to the right. Consider the least signi... read more
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Western Digital interview questions for popular designations

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 Data Scientist

 (1)

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Oct 2024

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

Aptitude questions were asked

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Binary search questions
  • Q2. Bits question and linkdlist

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Mar 2025

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

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Questions on storage devicem.
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

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 linked list 6. Remove loop in linked list
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Firmware Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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 linked list 6. Remove loop in linked list
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

I had applied for the cloud architect role. In the first round of the interviewer took some medium levels. DSA question and asked me to solve.
Since I am a architect, I really do LLD, in my day to day activity. Due to which I couldn't solve the DSA problem fully. I gave a high level pseudo code.

The interviewer politely said that even if you're good architect, your fundamental should be strong.

For the interview next day I got a email confirmation that I have successfully rejected :-)

Cloud Architect Lead Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How do you assess servers using azure migrate with private end point?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Why to join WD?
  • Ans. 

    WD offers exciting opportunities for growth and innovation in the software engineering field.

    • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies

    • Collaborative and supportive work environment

    • Career development and growth opportunities

    • Strong company culture and values

    • Global presence and diverse projects

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Detect loop in linked list
  • Ans. 

    Use Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm to detect loop in linked list.

    • Initialize two pointers, slow and fast, at the head of the linked list.

    • Move slow pointer by one step and fast pointer by two steps.

    • If they meet at any point, there is a loop in the linked list.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are different product of WD?
  • Ans. 

    WD offers a variety of products including external hard drives, internal hard drives, SSDs, and network attached storage devices.

    • External hard drives

    • Internal hard drives

    • SSDs

    • Network attached storage devices

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Do you want to ask any questions?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't know result yet

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Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Firmware Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image 7109 VIKAS KUMAR

posted on 10 Sep 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

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 - Aptitude Test 

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

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linked list and bit manipulation and one puzzle
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bits manipulation and 3 mental ability or you can say aptitude questions

Firmware Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is structure padding and how to pack a structure
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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.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General talk, puzzles
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Time pass and salary discusion

Staff Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Swap Adjacent Bit Pairs Problem Statement Given an integer N, your task is to compute the number that results from swapping each even position bit of N's binary representation with its adjacent odd bit to the right. Consider the least signi... read more
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Western Digital Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Western Digital interview?
Western Digital interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Western Digital interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Western Digital 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, C++, PCIE, Software Development and Computer science.
What are the top questions asked in Western Digital interview?

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

  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. Do you know how to lower the internet speed using dev tools in a brows...read more
How long is the Western Digital interview process?

The duration of Western Digital interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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