I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2015
Interview
On site, 5 individual interviews. Asked Algorithm, data structure questions. Asked to solve problem on white board. They were very frank, and helpful. Tried to help me when got stuck. One of the interviewer just asked behavioral questions. No technical questions. Enjoyed the whole process. Learnt something new. Was not prepared well. Hence, didnot get the job. Was not very challanging i think.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
I applied through an employee referral. The manager called me to schedule an onsite interview. I was interviewed by four people one by one. They asked about the projects included in your resume and some related technical questions. It lasted about three hours.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
Several phone interviews, followed by an on-site interview. On-site was mainly 1-on-1s and lasted about 6 hrs. Phone interview were less technical but the on-site was exclusively technical. Interviewers came with pre-prepared questions based on job's needs
I applied through university. I interviewed at Altera
Interview
The first round of interview had two sessions: hardware and software. Generally, there are 3-4 rounds of interviews before the final offer is made. Hardware questions dealt with basic digital design concepts (timing, design of counters). Software questions dealt with algorithms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design of a Gray counter, Setup and Hold time violation conditions in a circuit given.