r/ECE • u/joestarboi • 1d ago

CAREER IBM firmware developer intern interview

Hi, i recently got invited to a technical interview for IBM as a firmware developer intern. Does anyone have any idea what type of interview it would be like or how to prep?
I am not very good at leetcode so im aftaid theyll give me coding problems to solve
Thank you

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u/Sad-Candidate-3078 1d ago

ibm firmware interviews are usually c and low level stuff, pointers, memory, bit manipulation, not leetcode grind. ask your recruiter what format it is, they usually actually answer. and for the coding panic part, i ran easy code interview alongside my practice so i learned the patterns instead of just blanking. you already did the hard part by getting the invite, good luck

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u/joestarboi 1d ago

Thank you! Have u previously interviewed for ibm?

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u/noodle-face 1d ago

Do.you know what kind of firmware it is for? I work in firmware (somewhere else) and try to avoid leetcode, but maybe I am a unicorn

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u/joestarboi 1d ago

It mentions a bunch of team functions (security cryptogtaphic processors, i/o adapters, server virtualization) and c/c++, java, and assembly as relevant skills but my resume doesnt mention anything about java or assembly 😭

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u/noodle-face 1d ago

I would expect stuff about pointers and memory management for sure

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u/isospeedrix 1d ago

I’m at a chip company and fw team doenst ask LC, usually low level C concepts and semiconductor hardware knowledge. But I wouldn’t count it out. Nvidia sometimes asks LC for fw