I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ixia in Feb 2011
Interview
The technical interview has 2 parts:
1. Screening: Online test at the company office. Takes usually 1.5 hours. You need to get a minimum score before you can go to the next phase.
2. Technical interview with leads and managers from 1 or more teams. The interview starts with some basic questions on specific technologies, followed by some questions to see how sharp are the your problem solving skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between thread and process ? How can threads and processes communicate with each other ?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Ixia in Apr 2015
Interview
Very basic C ,DS and networking question.
There were 2 to 3 persons taking the interview.It was a nice interview.The interviewer were satisfied with my answers.First day was telephonic round and second day also telephonic round.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ixia (Calabasas, CA) in Feb 2013
Interview
Spoke with a recruiter, then the hiring manager and another manager. They invited me to their office for further interviews with 5 other staff, which went well.
Then, silence. No feedback or other communication, which is very rude. If they did not want me, they should have at least notified me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had multiple priorities. How did you handle them?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ixia (Calcutta) in Sep 2012
Interview
Not very structured.
They kept on calling me up for interviews for more than 3 times.
Had discussions with 3 of their Engg. Directors and few interviews with Devs.
- Standard C questions for in-person rounds
- C online proficiency test
- Standard DS/Ago Questions
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ixia with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer 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 Ixia overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ixia as a Senior Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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