Product Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Xilinx with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Applications Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Xilinx overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Xilinx as a Product Applications Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 35%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Xilinx (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Standard Interview.
First manager called, then I had a technical screening over the phone.
Consisted of basic digital circuits.
Know your truth tables, timing diagrams.
Understand key concepts such as metastability.
When I went to the onsite, it was similar to phone interviews with more in depth.
They emphasized the process was important, not the right answer.
Went out to lunch.
More questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you had to resolve a conflict with a teammate
I applied online. I interviewed at Xilinx (Longmont, CO) in Feb 2022
Interview
2 rounds, mostly resume-based. Deep understanding of projects mentioned in the resume. Questions about the company, your interests in roles, understanding of basic Xilinx software. Some knowledge about the product and teams. In my case it was Versal ACAPs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain Hardware Interrupts and experience with cache design, cache coherence.
There was a Technical Interview . The questions were fairly basic - mostly on FPGA design. This was followed by a Managerial Interview. Managerial interview was on culture and fit.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Xilinx (Hyderābād)
Interview
2 technical + 1 HR. Project related questions from college. More focus on FPGA design questions. VHDL and Verilog language review and sample programs. The process is fairly easy and made comfortable by the interviewers. Overall, if basics are clear, one should be able to crack through.