KPIT Technologies embedded interview prep

Roles they hire for

• AUTOSAR embedded engineer (application, RTE, BSW, CDD)
• AUTOSAR MCAL engineer
• Campus embedded and software engineer

What they emphasise

• AUTOSAR application layer, RTE configuration and BSW generation
• Complex device drivers on multicore automotive MCUs
• ISO 26262 compliance, Embedded C and assembly
• CI/CD and DevOps for embedded builds

Brush up on

AUTOSAR layersComplex device driversMCALMulticore MCUsISO 26262CAN and LIN

How the rounds usually run

A typical engineering services loop for embedded roles. Companies vary by team and seniority.

Online test

• Aptitude and reasoning
• C programming, electronics and OS basics

Example: What does sizeof return for a struct with a char, an int and a char, and why?

Technical 1: C and fundamentals

• Pointers, memory, data structures in C
• Your projects and the tools you used

Example: Reverse a singly linked list in place.

Technical 2: Domain for the project

• Depends on the project: AUTOSAR, Linux drivers, RTOS or protocols
• Scenario questions from real client work

Example: Explain how you'd add a new peripheral driver in the stack you know best.

Client interview (for project roles)

• The client's own technical screen for their programme
• Communication and ownership

Example: Explain your last module's design to someone who didn't build it.

HR

• Notice period, location and compensation

Example: Are you open to onsite assignments?

Practice questions

Original questions written for KPIT Technologies's focus areas, not leaked ones.

1. When would you write a complex device driver instead of using standard BSW modules?
2. Two cores on an automotive MCU share calibration data. How do you keep it consistent and safe?
3. Explain the difference between ASIL levels and what changes in your code at ASIL-D.
4. Walk through how an AUTOSAR RTE connects a sender component to a receiver on another core.
5. How would you set up CI for an ECU project so every merge is built, statically analysed and tested?

Your prep playlist

Design rounds to practise

Sources

• AUTOSAR Embedded Software Engineer
• Campus test pattern (FACE Prep)