I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Oct 2012
Interview
I applied online. Got an email to schedule phone interview the very next day. Phone interview was mostly focused on C, OS and Networking. Since I did well on that, I was called onsite after a couple of weeks. Onsite consisted on 5 tech rounds and 1 HR round. Tech rounds are entirely focused on C, OS, problem solving skills and your resume. The interview process was very smooth and candidates were well taken care of. I am waiting to hear back from them.
Tech questions were as follows.
1. Programs for binary search, linked list node deletion, string reversal, calculate no of bits in a number in given base, division of floating point numbers.
2. Difference between macros and functions, why/where to use macros
3. Use of static
4. Scheduling
5. How to prevent deadlocks
6. What data structures is used in routers
Overall, the key is to be thorough with C, OS and memory management
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lunch interview was the toughest. The interviewer went deep into OS and memory management.
I approach interviews spontaneously, focusing on genuine technical discussions rather than memorized answers. I share real experiences from my embedded software projects, discussing complex issues with sensor integration very naturally.
It will be 3 round interview process with 2 round technical and 3 will be managerial round .
In Technical round it would be DSA : LinkList, Bit manupulation mostly
They would ask regarding oops concept .They will also ask regarding question mentioned in resume . It would be interactive .
In managerial round you could be asked about work related stuf and salary expectation
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
I have 6 rounds of interview First I have interview with Hiring manager discussed about the my resume and projects and talked about the projects in detail. Then 5 rounds of interview has been scheduled and all of them has same kind of interview type almost all 45 minutes interview. Initial 15-20 mins about my background and some technical questions and then 1 problem solving question with screen sharing.