I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PACCAR (Pune)
Interview
I applied through campus placement, they selected top 30 and divided the students into embedded systems and data analyst roles. I was selected for embedded and gave the interview virtually. 30 mins .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was virtual. The interviewer asked me for an introduction. Cross questioned my projects and approaches, asked about certificates, OS, memory management, scheduling algorithms, water puzzle, what is virtual keyword in Java, oops concepts, my hobbies
I applied online. I interviewed at PACCAR (Kirkland, WA) in Jan 2024
Interview
30 minutes screen 2 hr onsite interview . There was a technical coding question for 1 hour, first hour was behavioral. Pretty laid back process. Nice facility as well. Offices seemed nice also.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at PACCAR with 2.9 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 59.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PACCAR overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PACCAR as a Software Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 32%
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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Interview process was rigorous, but very fair. Lots of questions related to good software engineering practices and quality assurance processes. The interviewers seemed friendly and understanding. The questions were direct.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My previous experience with writing quality assurance test cases.