Candidates applying for R&D Software Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Keysight Technologies overall takes an average of 33 days.
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It was a one hour interview with half and half behavioral and technical. In general, the questions weren't hard, but I put "difficult" for interview difficulty because they showed me a graph and asked how I would write a program that calculates its cutoff frequency. I didn't have to write the code, but basically talk them through my approach. Also, they asked a lot of core concepts of CS questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the four core principles of computer science?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Keysight Technologies (Austin, TX) in Feb 2025
Interview
First was a phone screening round with the hiring manager where most questions were behavioral and gauging my interest in the company and the field. In the second round, I had to talk about myself and then they asked a coding question in c.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you reverse the bits of a 32 bit number in the most efficient way possible?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Keysight Technologies (Colorado Springs, CO) in Jan 2025
Interview
First round 1 hour phone screen followed by 3 more rounds, 2 technical 1 behavioral. Phone screen asked some behavioral questions after the first few basic questions, as well as a basic coding question.