I applied online. I interviewed at Synopsys (Austin, TX)
Interview
Pretty straight forward. Applied in careers website, received call in 2 weeks. Interview process was smooth and friendly. Initial phone call with hiring manager about previous project experience and position responsibilities. Received onsite call in 1 week. Four rounds of technical interview. 3 rounds very detailed grilling about Synopsys tools and their functionalities. One round with org Head, about questions on org and position responsibilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Difference between def & lef files
2) Ways to fix the routing and cell congestion
3) PBA vs GBA, AOCV vs POCV etc.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Synopsys (California, PA) in Jan 2024
Interview
it was pretty good the interviwer was very nice. seems like a good company with decent culture. it was a very good experience, mostly ask me about cdc/ fifo stuffs
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Synopsys (Bengaluru) in Feb 2022
Interview
-> Screening round
-> Technical round
-> Live coding round with one easy, one medium to difficult leetcode problem
-> One more technical round with senior architect
-> System design round with Directors/future managers
-> HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Java basics
- Multithreading
- File system design
- Cloud native App design (forgot which app)
- Coding question based on Linkedlist and one based on graphs/trees
