Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Zoran as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for ASIC Verification Engineer and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Applications Engineer and HW Applications Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Zoran takes an average of 21 days when considering 13 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 Applications Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas HW Applications Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
1st technical interview with 2 team leads from the verification group. 2+ hours with 3 different technical questions (logic design and sw). 2nd technical Interviews with the verification manager, 2 technical questions. Last, HR interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement using FAs a block with 7 input bits and 3 output bits where the 3 outputs bits holds the number of input bits which are set
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zoran (Haifa) in Sep 2011
Interview
2 hour interview with two engineers. They were very nice and took turns asking me technical questions. They had a few bitwise questions. The interviewers were the team manager and my direct manager. They also asked me about my background and what I did at school. They left some time for me to ask questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Zoran (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2011
Interview
Hiring manager came up with a 5-6 question test covering various topics/classes listed on my resume (programming questions, EE theory, etc). Asked how long it would take and then gave me 75% of my time estimate to complete as much as possible. After the written portion I had multiple in person one-on-one interviews from various levels of employees.