I interviewed at Sofar Ocean Technologies (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
First round Phone screening, second round of interview with hiring manager maybe a possible coding round, third round will be a team interview and finally presentation about your previous work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic firmware programming questions, freertos principles and sensor integration.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sofar Ocean Technologies (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2024
Interview
First round was a phone interview with a recruiter which was for 30 min. Once the recruiter completes it initial screening interview with the hiring manager will be scheduled. If the hiring manager finds you to be a good fit for the role, on-site technical round with the team will be scheduled.
Firmware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Sofar Ocean Technologies with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Firmware Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sofar Ocean Technologies overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sofar Ocean Technologies as a Firmware Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
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