Thales·Software Engineer

Thales Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went to a hiring drive where the role description didn’t match what I ended up testing for.

When I registered, I selected a low-level developer track that mentioned C++, Linux, and kernel work, so I showed up expecting that kind of assessment.

After I submitted my resume, I was handed an embedded C written test. When I protested the mismatch, they said the roles were the same even though my understanding of the focus areas wasn’t. I managed to clear the written portion, but I then waited several hours due to mismanagement before the technical interview. During the interview, the questioning stayed brief and more basic in C, then moved into areas like RTOS and Yocto—topics I didn’t

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