I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Arm (Raleigh, NC) in Jan 2022
Interview
The interview process was on Operating system and computer architecture(ARM specifically) topics. The questions were from the following topics
1) Virtual memory
2) Stack frame
3) Segmentation fault
4) Security basics
5) Git
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) What are the contents of a stack frame?
2) When does a segmentation fault occur?
3) What is virtual memory?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Arm (Galway) in Jan 2024
Interview
First stage: answer pre-recorded video questions. Unlimited retries. Mix of personal/professional questions and technical OOP concepts.
Second stage: 90min interview with three members of the software team. Back-to-back technical questions between programming concepts, memory architecture and practical leetcode-style questions. Emphasis was on technical knowledge.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Define OOP concepts: abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism. Define machine learning. Compare Python to other languages. Identify syntax error. Give example of recent project. Git commands. Linux commands. Design control software for simple engineering industrial process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Arm (Lund, Skåne) in Feb 2023
Interview
I applied online and the process took 2 months. The interview process lasted for an hour and was a good experience. The introduction of interviewers was given initially. Then they discussed the job profile and requirements and work culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
memory management in the kernel, cache, pipelining, benchmarking tools and device drivers. Pointers, Diff between stack and heap.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Arm in Jan 2023
Interview
There was one written followed by one technical round interview ,then one final interview with senior director. Questions on Written test were from coding,Signals and Systems, Microcontrollers and Microprocessor . Technical Interview questions asked were from Resume .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself,What was your role in your past job.
Software Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Arm with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Intern roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Arm overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Arm as a Software Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
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