I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Arm (Cambridge, East of England, England)
Interview
Initial interview was done using HireVue, asking for code examples in Verilog, projects done in the past and the standard 'who are ARM and why are we great?' questions. From hearing from other applicants, this is the exact same set of questions for everyone, so don't expect a personalised interest into anything you've done.
After this I heard nothing for a month until (with under two weeks notice) I was invited to a full day assessment in Cambridge. Be aware that ARM has a strict policy that if you're under 3 hours from Cambridge, they won't compensate you for overnight accommodation because of how popular they are, as it was explained to me.
This popularity was apparent when all 7 of us turned up for the assessment day. The day was mostly spent doing team-building exercises (stop an egg from breaking when dropped, make a presentation on things you'd bring to a desert island) while quite unnervingly surrounded by completely silent observers making notes on clip-boards. This is interrupted by short breaks to speak to recent graduate employees who turned up for free food, and a brief technical interview.
Initially round was an automated interview, asks about basics of Computer Architecture. Process is too long, Took a lot of time from application to first round and then result of the first round
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arm (Trondheim) in Oct 2024
Interview
The interviewer told me about the company and about the positions. I was then asked some technical questions relating to my cover letter and CV, before being asked other technical questions. Towards the end I was given a logic puzzle to solve. At the end, I was given the opportunity to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given me the benefits of using a single stage RISC pipeline over a multi-stage pipeline.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Arm (Trondheim) in Oct 2024
Interview
First they introduce the company and the values of the company, then get to know you and then they speak about the intricacies of the job your applying to, finishing with a logic question