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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Detailed analysis and question on AWS,Docker,Kubernetes,CICD,Jenkins,OS,Networking.
  • Q2. Asked questions on monitoring, logging

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through your Technical skills once again, be prepared for thorough discussions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Deep dive in linux and python scripting coding question

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Question from basic git ,python and linux
  • Q2. Difference between git pull and git rebase
  • Ans. 

    git pull merges changes from a remote branch to a local branch, while git rebase applies changes from one branch to another.

    • git pull fetches changes from a remote branch and merges them into the current local branch

    • git rebase applies changes from one branch to another by moving the current branch to the tip of the other branch

    • git pull is easier to use and is recommended for small changes, while git rebase is more power...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Medium label questions asked intermediate label knowledge required

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic data structures questions from bit manipulation, trees, arrays, string
  • Q2. Questions related to previous company work.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - don't try to elaborate the answer be precise and clear about your answers.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. 3-4 rounds of c and DSP questions.
  • Q2. Fourier transform
  • Q3. Digital filtering
  • Q4. C coding and basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have C and DSP concepts handy. some tricky coding and fundamentals are a necessity.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Qualcomm Careers and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial Introduction and alignment with the job role.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Hardware Questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Software/Scripting Questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR discussions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure you fit well with the requirements and have your fundamental understanding pretty strong. They will chain questions and keep going, make sure you have the thinking stamina to keep on going for 2 hours continuously.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Qualcomm Careers and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial Introduction and alignment with the job role.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Hardware Questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Software/Scripting Questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR discussions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure you fit well with the requirements and have your fundamental understanding pretty strong. They will chain questions and keep going, make sure you have the thinking stamina to keep on going for 2 hours continuously.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Feb 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Practice on hackerrank, they send hackerrank link for screening round.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C, os, embedded questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. C, data structures,os
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Previous jobs, salary discussion, relocation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice basic, logical, coding questions for embedded interviews ex. Simple Data structures, bit manipulation etc
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the length of longest common subsequence in given strings.
  • Ans. 

    The length of the longest common subsequence in given strings is found using dynamic programming.

    • Use dynamic programming to find the length of the longest common subsequence.

    • Compare characters of the strings and build a matrix to store the lengths of common subsequences.

    • Traverse the matrix to find the length of the longest common subsequence.

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  • Q2. A basic DFS based graph question.
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Write the algorithm for topological sorting.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic system design questions.
  • Q2. Explain CAP theorem.
  • Ans. 

    CAP theorem states that in a distributed system, it is impossible to simultaneously guarantee consistency, availability, and partition tolerance.

    • Consistency: All nodes in the system have the same data at the same time.

    • Availability: Every request gets a response, even if some nodes are down.

    • Partition Tolerance: The system continues to operate despite network partitions.

    • In a distributed system, you can only achieve two o...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain your previous projects .

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is VLSI design cycle ?
  • Ans. 

    VLSI design cycle is the process of creating integrated circuits by going through various stages from design to fabrication.

    • VLSI design cycle involves stages like specification, design, verification, synthesis, and fabrication.

    • It starts with defining the requirements and specifications of the integrated circuit.

    • Design phase includes logic design, circuit design, and physical design.

    • Verification ensures that the design ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. FIFO Pipeline depth calculation
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Verilog code debug question

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do read job JD and prepare accordingly

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