Software Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Brocade with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Test Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Brocade overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Brocade as a Software Test Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Background check: 25%
Skills test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Brocade (Bengaluru) in Sep 2013
Interview
1. Phone interview 2. Face to Face interview - there around 3 - 4 rounds here , all technical discussion . Finally there would be a meeting with the manager and then the HR will let you know the results one or two days later
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly related to networking concepts , protocols , testing methodologies , traffic generators and so.
Also if you are into automation , expect question on framework design , simple programs .
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Brocade (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2012
Interview
Usually, recruiter contacts you for a mtching position. If the skill set matches, the phone interview happens for initial screeningfor 20-30 minutes. Once that goes fine, you are called for an onsite interview which is quite detailed and thorough. It is 4-5 hours process in which 4- 5 come one by one and ask you technical questions related to the requirement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In my case, it was QA job in server load balancing in L4-L7 area, so many questions were asked about the TCP/IP stack.