Sasken embedded interview prep

Roles they hire for

• Device and connectivity engineer
• Android and Linux BSP engineer

What they emphasise

• Device and connectivity engineering
• Android and Linux BSPs
• Wireless protocols

Brush up on

Android BSPLinux driversWi-Fi and BLEModem interfacesPower management

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 Sasken's focus areas, not leaked ones.

1. Walk through how Android talks to a hardware driver through the HAL.
2. How would you debug a Wi-Fi driver that disconnects every few hours?
3. Explain suspend and resume handling in a Linux driver.
4. Design the interface between an application processor and a cellular modem.
5. How do you measure and reduce a device's idle power?

Your prep playlist

Design rounds to practise

Themes are inferred from Sasken's public product lines.