Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Ikanos as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and roles were rated as the easiest.
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It was nice, asked about fundamentals of networking and c programming. Mainly the tcp / ip focused preparation was enough. Interviews were very cooperative. Overall good experience,asked about fundamentals of networking and c programming. Mainly the tcp / ip focused preparation was enough. Interviews were very cooperative. Overall good experience
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asked about fundamentals of networking and c programming. Mainly the tcp / ip focused preparation was enough. Interviews were very cooperative. Overall good experience
I was interviewed by the hiring manager. He asked me questions mainly on what I had worked and if I had experience with C. I was being recruited for chip level verification.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Ikanos in Aug 2010
Interview
Technical interview - communications systems theory questions, asic questions
Not many rounds
Interviewed with about 5 people
Heavily based on recommendations
Marketing/product understanding questions about DSL, ADSL, VDSL, network processors, GPON
Situational/behavioral questions
Phone interviews with some remote people