TTSMC·Software Engineer

TSMC Software Engineer interview experience

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Phoenix, AZPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My timeline started with outreach from a recruiter and a pre-screen where I answered both technical and behavioral questions.

The process then led into recorded and panel-style evaluation, which was different from the more typical “single live conversation” format. There was a TestGorilla component with technical and behavioral questions, and after that I had a panel that included engineers and managers. A short behavioral test also showed up in the flow, and the overall structure made it feel like they were collecting signal in multiple ways.

One detail that stood out was how much emphasis there was on my motivation—an interviewer repeatedly asked why I wanted to go into industry instead of staying in academia,

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