Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Frank Bruno is a hardware engineer with 30+ years of experience at places like SpaceX, Allston Trading, Belvedere Trading and more. With 5+ years in quant trading, we discussed:
1. How does one break into hardware?
2. What are the best resources to learn?
3. What questions do interviewers ask?
4. How much money do HWEs make (and in Quant)?
5. What does the deployment pipeline look like in HWE?
6. What differentiates a HWE in an interview?
7. What projects should HWEs do to stand out for jobs?
8. AI's impact on the HWE job market.
and more!
HWE Interview Prep: https://www.getcracked.io?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_hwe
Patreon: youtube.com/codingjesus
Calendly (1-on-1 with me): calendly.com/coding-jesus
Personal Instagram: instagram.com/thecodingjesus
Quant / SWE Instagram: instagram.com/thecodingjesusquant
Email: thecodingjesus@codingjesus.com
Quant SWE Resources : amazon.com/shop/thecodingjesus/list/1UYHUKJYRQ8AT?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_HKJ7Z1A2R539P85V33Y8&ccs_id=76bab704-6e1b-4d61-ac0d-53735f97bf00
0:00 Introducing Frank Bruno
1:00 Frank's Background
4:56 Why is HWE not common?
8:29 Frank's Quant Experience
10:28 Compensation & Career Trajectory
12:24 RTL Deployment Pipeline
16:48 Best Projects to Break In
18:36 Best Resources to Break In
21:20 The HWE Interview Process
26:00 Tricky Questions in Interview
27:57 Do you need to know Wireshark?
30:00 AI's impact on HWE Job Market
32:42 Final Words
Frank Bruno is a hardware engineer with 30+ years of experience at places like SpaceX, Allston Trading, Belvedere Trading and more. With 5+ years in quant trading, we discussed:
1. How does one break into hardware?
2. What are the best resources to learn?
3. What questions do interviewers ask?
4. How much money do HWEs make (and in Quant)?
5. What does the deployment pipeline look like in HWE?
6. What differentiates a HWE in an interview?
7. What projects should HWEs do to stand out for jobs?
8. AI's impact on the HWE job market.
and more!
HWE Interview Prep: https://www.getcracked.io?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_hwe
Patreon: youtube.com/codingjesus
Calendly (1-on-1 with me): calendly.com/coding-jesus
Personal Instagram: instagram.com/thecodingjesus
Quant / SWE Instagram: instagram.com/thecodingjesusquant
Email: thecodingjesus@codingjesus.com
Quant SWE Resources : amazon.com/shop/thecodingjesus/list/1UYHUKJYRQ8AT?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_HKJ7Z1A2R539P85V33Y8&ccs_id=76bab704-6e1b-4d61-ac0d-53735f97bf00
0:00 Introducing Frank Bruno
1:00 Frank's Background
4:56 Why is HWE not common?
8:29 Frank's Quant Experience
10:28 Compensation & Career Trajectory
12:24 RTL Deployment Pipeline
16:48 Best Projects to Break In
18:36 Best Resources to Break In
21:20 The HWE Interview Process
26:00 Tricky Questions in Interview
27:57 Do you need to know Wireshark?
30:00 AI's impact on HWE Job Market
32:42 Final Words
