Teradyne·Software Engineer

Teradyne Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

San Jose, CAPosted Jun 2012 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a very basic technical screen at a university, and after that there was a short phone conversation with a team leader.

Then the bigger step came when I went to the San Jose office for an on-site interview about two weeks later.

At the office, I went through interviews with six different managers, which made the day feel like a broad assessment of how I fit across teams. I also had lunch with an HR manager, which added a more informal dimension to the process. Even with all that structure, the result wasn’t positive—ultimately I wasn’t offered the role because of not having enough experience.

The part that stuck with me was how many managers I spoke with. It didn’t feel like a single gatekeeper decision; it

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