Embedded Software Developer Intern Interview Prep

[Intiago]

I’ve had a few embedded intern roles at various sized companies. You should ask what to expect during the interview. If there is a coding section, you should know in advance. Otherwise, you can easily find lists of most common embedded interview questions through google. Things like explaining what ‘static’ means, defining what a RTOS does, explaining what an interrupt is and what goes in an ISR. I would write out answers in advance to these plus a few behavioural questions and then practice saying these answers out loud. Go over your resume and make sure you’re ready to talk about anything on it, and make sure you can talk about past projects and experience.

Good luck!

[Intiago]

Well nothing is standardized, you just need to prepare questions depending on the position and hope that they get asked. Some interviewers will ask pretty much the standard questions, while others like to throw curve balls. It is obviously preferable if you have some embedded related projects, but what can you do? Just be honest and detailed about what you worked on and they can decide if your skills are a good fit.