I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Brocade (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2012
Interview
The interview was for a developer position in the switch group. Contacted by internal recruiter. Initial phone screen with the hiring manager. Interview was non-technical, pretty straight forward, simple questions (what I did in my current job, what I know, what I want to do, etc). Was invited for a face-to-face interview at the company site. Interview questions consisted of protocol knowledge, and some c-interview questions (queues, locks, etc), not too difficult ones. As for the members of the team, I did not get a warm feeling from most of them, no "get to know you" talk, hardly any smiles, very dry and non-personal. Did not sense any excitement from them about their job or technology. Maybe because most of them has been there 8+ yrs.
I was told by the hiring manger she/Brocade would get back to me within a few days with a decision. Lets just say, I sent a few emails (to recruiter and hiring manger), left voice mails, finally heard back from them after three weeks. Status - the hiring manger is still looking at other candidates and would get back to me "soon" and thanked me for my patience. Btw, this is week four. :) I think I should take the hint by now. lol.
To recap, I was very disappointed with the whole interview process. Did not get opportunity to get to know member of team on a personal level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic question about stacks, queues, multi-core programing, FC protocol basics (login related).
I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Brocade in Jun 2011
Interview
Overall the interview process was not too extensive. There was not skills test, mostly behavioral based questions. Met with each of the team members about the role, there was an opportunity for questions at the end. Nice onboarding program as well for new employees.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Brocade (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
Initial communication was with the HR, resulted in a phone call with questions on background and interest. Next step was a phone screening with the Hiring Manager after which was called in to interview on site. Had 7 rounds of 1:1 interviews, half an hour each. Was very well organized. The interviews were in depth and detailed, focus was on analytical and problem solving skills. Was given a campus tour, people in general seemed very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you faced an unfriendly client.