I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Oracle (Santa Clara, CA) in Oct 2022
Interview
Job located in Santa Clara, CA. Interview logistics took like 3 weeks. First time it was a call with the recruiter asking about experience related questions. It was then followed by a video interview directly with the manager. Manager interviewing me was rude and didn't even let me talk. Interviews are supposed to go both ways but kept on interrupting me, so it was waste of my time. This was the first time I wanted to just quit the interview half way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Manager kept saying questions could be answered by a "5th grader". Very vague instructions on how to answer the questions. 1. Find a number missing from different numbers. Had to use multiplication and division. 2. Design a pulsing circuit using digital to double the frequency. 3. How many tries to find the heaviest weight on a scale (1) when there are 9 weights in total.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Oracle (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
I received a call after applying through my university. I was phone screened and various standard text book questions from were asked for 1 hour. The interviewer tested the breadth of knowledge across circuits, RTL & implementation and architecture. On the basis of the performance in the interview I got multiple calls from various teams spanning architecture, circuits and verification. I agreed to interviewing with a few of them based on their job descriptions and was called for onsite interview where the depth of knowledge is checked by all the teams. The interviews were mostly grilling with each team taking upto 4 rounds of 1:1 interviews. The results were given in just 2-3 days and multiple teams can make an offer. Salary and perks negotiations begin only once you give a green signal to a particular team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic RTL questions on FSMs, full VLSI flow from synthesis to gds, clock gating, SRAM internal circuits, STA timing questions, inverter and buffer characteristics, low power methodologies, NAND gate implementation of gates and timing and layout
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Oracle (Fresno, CA) in Dec 2012
Interview
formal onsite interview and very organized. 5 people back to back and technical questions. behavioral to technical question. mostly based on experience and on the past projects. Lasted for about 3 hours. Half an hour each person and then the manger was very positive.