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based on 4 ratings - Updated Feb 4, 2025
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at SparkFun as 75% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Junior Engineer and Mechanical Engineering rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at SparkFun takes an average of 14 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineering had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Mechanical Engineering roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Very friendly and low key. Focused on lifestyle and technical abilities. The technology portion was pretty general, but they asked the correct sort of questions to determine general programming abilities. The tech portion of the interview was with the whole tech team with various engineers and systems people. They seemed to all enjoy their jobs and the atmosphere of Sparkfun was super laid back, but obviously professional with a great team!
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What’s the difference between using ‘ and “ in a string?
I went through two 1-hour long interviews. One of the interviews was with the prospective supervisor, and the other interview was with two associates. There were electronics and software related questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at SparkFun (Boulder, CO)
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Standard interview process. Interviewed with management. Was asked questions that were easy if you know much about software and hardware. Answered a code question and a handful of circuit design questions on the whiteboard.