I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Synaptics (Taipei) in Feb 2019
Interview
#1. HR small talk.
#2. 3 rounds technical interview in one day (3-4 hours)
##1/3 round, two engineers request white board reverse string. They ask I2C and SPI protocol
## 2/3 round, two engineers requst white board reverse linked list, and design a game.
## 3/3 round, manager interviews design elevator state machine and C++ class design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
# reverse string
# reverse integer,
# reverse linked list
# design elevator state machine and C++ class design
# I2C and SPI hardware protocol.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Synaptics (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2024
Interview
As usual 3stage interview. first is basic skill and second is in-depth technical questions and final is c level interview including attitude and communication. Each stage was remote zoom meeting except last stage
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Synaptics (Bengaluru) in May 2024
Interview
Disappointed with the efforts put by interviewer. Didn't show interest in talking at all. Thought they had a candidate in mind and they just were passing time with me. Should think before applying here
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Synaptics with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Synaptics overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Synaptics as a Senior Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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