Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Brocade with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Engineer according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Brocade (Bengaluru) in Feb 2013
Interview
Interview had 4 rounds.
1. C++ - Basics about vectors and operator overloading.
2. Data Structures - Sorting techniques
3. Linux - Mostly on Threads and IPC.
4. Puzzles and then Manager takes the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Merge sort coding, Multi threading and IPC basics etc.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Brocade (Bengaluru)
Interview
There was a written which includes general aptitude and C, general aptitude had very tricky questions. only well prepared candidates can get through, In C there were questions consisting output finding and logical operations, the technical paper also had few networking related questions. networking basics and protocols are must to get through this rounds. since it was based on C development domain , there were lot of C questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were based on Data structures
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Brocade
Interview
Interview process had 4-5 rounds of f2f interview and a prior telephonic screening. There were 3 technical rounds followed by interactions with senior managers and directors to understand more on whether the person can fit into culture or not.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Brocade
Interview
Overall good. There were three rounds of interview, face to face. And there was one programming round. And after I got through all these, there was a telephonic with Senior Technical Lead from US.