Ambarella Interview Questions

Interview

Very smooth and professional. Not so hard. Just review the basics and research the company products. Especially the most recent stuff they are working on like stereo camera and Lidar

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ambarella (Santa Clara, CA) in August 2019.

Interview

It was a one hour face to face interview, the first round. it was good and the person was really helpful. I felt the interview went fine hunt got slightly confused for 2 questions but later answered them correctly with small hints.
Finally got rejected a week later. 😕

Application

I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ambarella (Santa Clara, CA).

Interview

The hiring process begun with HR , grilling me on the phone for nearly an hour and trying to convince me I’d be bored on the job (I definitely would be scheduling travel 99% of the time), but I went along with it as the salary range was decent. Although I was deemed overqualified and likely bored in this role, I was invited onsite.

 HR , was the first to interview me. The lady came to the lobby without saying hi or introducing herself, just stood there with a stoic look. I extended my hand for a polite handshake, she rebuffed and led me to a tiny over heated conf room. Wow never experienced this before was all I could think ...The interviews went well, so out of common courtesy I followed up with an email, but no response or any feedback (no shocker I guess when interview already lacked basic social etiquette).

I wouldn’t have bothered writing a review as this is certainly not a company culture I’d like to join, but this unfriendly experience was something I wanted to point out to the interview team.

Application

I applied online. The process took a week. I interviewed at Ambarella.

Interview

1 hour phone interview.
the interviewer is very nice.
but no hints or feedback for each answer.
wrote several basic verilog questions on a shared white board.
system verilog
applied online, soon received interview email announcement.

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took a week. I interviewed at Ambarella (Los Angeles, CA) in February 2017.

Interview

I got contacted by Ambarella HR one week after I submitted my resume at school career fair. I was scheduled to talk with a senior engineer from the ASIC design team. He started with general questions about my resume, went into details of several projects I listed. Then he began to ask technical questions about Verilog basics, bits operation, digital circuits and etc. The question is very basic but covers a lot. The guys who talked to me was very nice and patient that he would guide me through the thinking process when I got stuck at his questions. Although I managed to answered most of his questions, I did't feel I did good enough to get the job.

After my first phone screen, I had not heard from them EVER again. I did not receive any email regarding my application progress nor did I get any rejection letter. Neither did the HR replied to any of my email ever since. Such irrespective attitude toward their applicant reflects their company culture from my personal opinion.

Application

I applied online. The process took 2+ weeks. I interviewed at Ambarella (Sunnyvale, CA) in March 2016.

Interview

Two step process, 1. Phone interview, easy question 45 minutes.
2. On-site 4 sessions 1 hr each
The interview experience was good, It was paid trip onsite and they took very good care of me.

Application

I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ambarella (Sunnyvale, CA) in January 2016.

Interview

brief phone call and then onsite. Onsite was for 1 day 6 people.
Asked personal questions . I didn't raise it after interview , but others going there need to know. As guess women in silicon valley

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ambarella.

Interview

I was interviewed for a technical marketing intern position. They were very responsive to my emails and the interview itself was extremely nice. The interviewer was very helpful and the process was very enjoyable.

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Ambarella (Los Angeles, CA) in January 2015.

Interview

I applied at the career fair of my school, got an email with the in-person interview offer for 1 hour at career center of my school.
Got several quick knowledge questions like "What is a priority queue?" without having to code, and coded 1 C question.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ambarella (Santa Clara, CA) in September 2014.

Interview

Connected via a recruiter who had placed another candidate in the same group. Drove to Santa Clara campus on 3 different days to interview with a total of 5 people (the entire group), plus an internal HR person.
I found the people very friendly and had a good vibe about the company. I breezed through the interviews and found them to be not terribly technically challenging. However, I am a long-time computer architect with detailed hardware modeling experience, and I believe they want a more software-centric person.