Thundersoft embedded interview prep

Roles they hire for

• Android and Linux BSP engineer
• Intelligent cockpit and IoT engineer

What they emphasise

• Android and Linux system software
• Intelligent cockpit
• IoT and edge devices

Brush up on

Android BSPLinux kernelCamera and displayQualcomm platformsPower 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 Thundersoft's focus areas, not leaked ones.

1. How does Android's HAL connect apps to hardware drivers?
2. Debug a camera that fails to start only after suspend and resume.
3. Explain how display composition works on Android at a high level.
4. How do you bring up a new sensor driver on an Android device?
5. What do you check when a device's standby battery drain is too high?

Your prep playlist

Design rounds to practise

Themes are inferred from Thundersoft's public product lines.