NXP Semiconductors Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Ottawa, ONPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process for an AI/ML embedded software role through an agency, and right away I was upfront that I didn’t have experience in AI/ML.

I still got asked to do a test task about AI/ML, and it wasn’t tiny—it took around three hours. I submitted the solution.

After that, I noticed the interview shifted in a way that felt disconnected from what I’d set expectations for. Once the AI/ML questions wrapped up—despite me repeating my lack of experience at the start—the conversation turned into a heavy focus on the company itself: what their business and products were, and what I loved about working there. That part felt odd and overly domineering, like the interview had broken in terms of purpose.

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