Cambridge, Gloucestershire, South West England, England
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arm (Cambridge, Gloucestershire, South West England, England) in Nov 2014
Interview
I applied through the website and submitted a cv and covering letter. I tailored it specifically for the role - say, if you apply for the operating systems team, give them examples of how you have been involved - GitHub accounts and code repositories are great. I was contacted by email from HR a few weeks later(1 or 2 at most they were quick ). The HR staff were both very friendly and professional and made the whole thing extremely pleasant - I was scheduled a phone interview with an ARM engineer. The interview was technical but also had soft skills questions(give me a situation where...). For the technical bit expect overall low level computing questions - c, c++, data structures, computer architecture questions (if you don't know what's a super scalar you shouldn't be a developer in ARM). A few days after the phone interview HR contacted me again to ask for my preferences for the assessment centre day. On the assessment day, HR gave us an intro lecture and were again very friendly.Each role had specific interviews
Thank you for leaving a review about your interview experience, and it's great to hear that you had such a positive experience!
Hope you're enjoying working at ARM!
-Rick C.
Social Recruiting Manager
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Arm (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
1st was a hirevue interview - basic behavioral questions
2nd round was a panel interview - discussion on your resume and technical questions related to power and designing low power circuits
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given two processors, how would you determine which is better in terms of power (think about frequency, VDD, temperature etc)
Given a boolean logic, how would you reduce power in this
CV and then virtual interview then final interview through online call. It was basic interview about CV and some technical questions. It was not too difficult and intimidating. Technical interview depends on the role you apply for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a difficult problem you encountered during your studies and how did you overcome it.
Interview was done online remotely with a manager and a graduate employee. General questions about previous experience and CB. Then followed by a live code session in Arm assembly with various technical questions.
