Brocade Communications Interview Questions & Reviews
Updated Jan 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at Brocade Communications
Posted Jan 8, 2012
4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Had a 1 hour phone interview followed by questia face to face interview. In face-to-face interview the questions were mostly on Linux internals kernel. All questions required thorough understanding of linux kernel. Next round consisted of algorithms and data structures. I could not get through to next round as the interviewer was not satisfied with my approach.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Brocade Communications
Posted Dec 22, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 5 days)
onsite interview with group of 5 engineers, all have technical question, like tcp/ip, c string coding.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Human Resources Role at Brocade Communications
Posted Nov 28, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 4 weeks)
Initial interviews and interaction with the recruitment team was very positive. I did have to wait several weeks between each stage of the interview, and actually spoke to 4 different people in different offices. Everyone seemed to be very nice and I could see myself joining their team. Ultimately the outcome was not in my favor, but this was not communicated to me until several weeks later after I followed up.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Brocade Communications
Posted Oct 20, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 2 months)
Good questions asked during the interview
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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QA Test Engineer at Brocade Communications
Posted Sep 26, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took 1 week)
After hiring manager called over phone they scheduled for 1:1 interviews.
Had 2 rounds on day one and was called for third round the following week.
The process was good.
Interview Questions
There was an analytical question like there is a pond of water where lotus multiplies twice the original one. so when will the pond be half full ?
why only max of 7 switches forstp?
osi model - give protocols for each layer? what is router / switch difference?
explain the security protocols that i have worked on ? network scenario ?
waht is transparent bridging ?
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Support at Brocade Communications
Posted Aug 3, 2011
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)
After a couple of emails and telephone conversations to set up an interview time, came in for Round 1 consisting of sequential 1:1 with hiring mgr and then three members of the team. Then Round 2 a week later with hiring manager's peers and one senior. No panels, all 1:1. No written assessments to complete.
Perceptions: Team-oriented culture.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Junior Database Administrator at Brocade Communications
Posted Jun 21, 2011
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Broomfield, CO (took 2 days)
I had the first phone interview with HR and the second phone interview with IT manager within a week. I expected the next step would be 1:1 interview and group interview. Unfortunately, this position was on hold and canceled later. According to HR, the salary range would be 50-60K.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Program Manager at Brocade Communications
Posted Jun 13, 2011
4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in San Jose, CA (took 4+ weeks)
I was scheduled to interview with all people on one day. After I arrived I found out that two people had cancelled and I needed t come back. This wasn't optimal.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Product Marketing at Brocade Communications
Posted May 20, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in San Jose, CA (took 6 weeks)
A totally deplorable experience at Brocade. This was the first time I was caught in the crossfire of company politics as an interviewee.
I clear the mandatory phone screen. In fact it took four weeks to set that up. The first round of face to face was smooth. They got me to sign an NDA. No tough questions were asked. Brocade was on a hiring spree and they looked desperate to get me on board. So far so good. But so far it was just the marketing team and they were all nice and lovey-dovey.
I then get invited to the final round of face to face interviews with the extended team. It was just two guys. The first guy was nice. He had come over from Foundry and he was trying to judge my fit. Nothing difficult. But this guy gave me a glimpse into what was coming for me. He told me the previous guy in the role I was interviewing for got fired! I couldn't believe I was hearing this. Anyway this guy was just trying to be nice to me by being truthful. Indirectly he was telling me to watch out for the next guy who had gotten the previous guy fired. Apparently there is a lot of drama and politics inside Brocade. Product management and marketing do not get along well. Until recently they were all part of the same org but they have been split into different orgs over the last year. Product Management now blames Marketing for revenue shortfalls. You get the picture. Enter the final guy. This guy was one of the top dogs in their product management org. No pleasantries exchanged. Its straight to brass-tacks with this guy. He sounded very rude and intimidating. Anyway he asks me a lot of questions. Then I ask him how much revenues is your product making. He concedes his product is not a revenue play and thats where I must have ticked him off. He blurts out you are not a fit for this role. Imagine being fired before you even get hired. But I was relieved in a way. Anyway this guy says you have experience but not directly relevant. In that case why did you put me through several rounds of interviews until you tell me this. Wasn't that apparent from my resume in the first place. Anyway you get the picture. He was just trying to make the hiring process as difficult as possible for his marketing counterparts. This company stinks. Stay away.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Brocade Communications
Posted Feb 1, 2011
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took 2 months)
First round was Telephonic. The interviewer briefly explained about Company and role they are looking. Most of the question was from project and few on algorithms. Telephonic round lasted for 30 minutes.
Then HR called me for 1:1 interview. Programming questions were discussed and again the project specific questions for around 45 minutes.
After 2 weeks are so, they called up for Second 1:1 interview, this time the question were more of situational kind (e.g. what happens when this goes wrong and how do you rectify it) for around 45 minutes.
After that the Hiring Manager spoke with me, further explaining the project and work I will be assigned with.
And now comes the silent period, where I din;t received any notification or call from company HR about the status of my interview. I tried to contact HR by sent many mails, but finally I got a call from Hiring Manager, who informed that the result is positive and I need to go through one more interview with US panel.
Finally a date is finalized for telephonic interview with US panel. I waited but to my surprise no one called. I tried to inform the HR about the situation but no one was available. Finally the interview was postponed to another date. As planned I received the interview call.
I am very relieved that I got through all the rounds. Now I am trying to forget the frustration period.
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Negotiation Details
Nope, HR left me with 0% margin for negotiation.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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