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      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      9 July 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Jose, CA

      Other Associate Systems Engineer interview reviews for Calix

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      23 July 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Calix (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2012

      Interview

      Went in for an interview and talked to many different guys and was presented the technology...etc. Pretty casual conversation with a little technical flavor in it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      About my knowledge with IP routing
      Answer question

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Calix

      Interview

      Consisted of three interviews. Interviewers are really nice, but the questions weren't well thought out. They asked very basic networking questions but worded them to make them sound more advanced.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      You'll get very basic questions about routers and internet protocols.
      Answer question
      1

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      3 Oct 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Richardson, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Calix (Richardson, TX) in July 2018

      Interview

      Involved in 7 rounds of interviews. The process is straight forward and easy. Every round is of 30 minutes each except one which was about 3 hours. Overall process takes about 1 to 2 months to complete.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Basic Networking L2, L3 and linux.
      Answer question

      Associate Systems Engineer Interview

      2 May 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Richardson, TX
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Calix (Richardson, TX) in Apr 2017

      Interview

      Three Steps: 1. HR Phone Screen from HQ 2. Engineer Phone Screen from office applying to 3. Video interview with 4 managers (2 at HQ, 2 at office applying to) Full interview process was on phone or video chat.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe DHCP, RSTP, ARP, etc. How would you go about troubleshooting a problem?
      Answer question
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      Calix response
      7y
      Thank you for your constructive feedback you provided us last year. We continue to leverage your input and the details you provided to continue to enhance our planning process and processes around talent acquisition as a whole. We know there are always process improvement opportunities and ways to make us better in the areas of talent acquisition. Thanks again!