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Updated 2 Oct 2024

Qualcomm System Engineer Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

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.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What will variance of sum of two iid random variables
  • Ans. 

    Variance of sum of two iid random variables is the sum of their individual variances.

    • Variance of sum of two iid random variables is the sum of their individual variances

    • If X and Y are iid random variables, Var(X+Y) = Var(X) + Var(Y)

    • For example, if X and Y are both dice rolls, Var(X+Y) = Var(X) + Var(Y) = 35/12

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Different type of fading channels in wireless system
  • Ans. 

    Different types of fading channels in wireless systems include Rayleigh fading, Rician fading, and Nakagami fading.

    • Rayleigh fading is when there is no line of sight between transmitter and receiver, resulting in random amplitude and phase variations.

    • Rician fading is a combination of a dominant line of sight signal and scattered signals, leading to a stronger signal with fading effects.

    • Nakagami fading models the wireles...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through deep study
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 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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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.

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 (1)

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 (1)

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 (2)

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 (4)

 Staff Engineer

 (4)

 Test Engineer

 (3)

 Lead Engineer

 (3)

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

4 questions, duration:-1:30 , platform:-hackerearth

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank : 60 min, Os, Aptitude, DS and algorithm

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How compiler works
  • Q2. OS related question

I applied via AmbitionBox and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1- what is Malware outbreak and how will you handle this ? 2-what is kerberoasting attack ? 3-how will you handle log4j vulnerability? 4-what are the phases of insident response plan ?
  • Ans. 

    Answers to questions related to cybersecurity incidents and response plan.

    • Malware outbreak is a sudden increase in the number of malware infections. It can be handled by isolating infected systems, updating antivirus software, and educating users.

    • Kerberoasting attack is a technique used to extract Kerberos tickets from Active Directory. It can be prevented by using strong passwords and implementing two-factor authentic...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1- Is there any location constraints ? 2- Able to work in US timezone or any other timezones ? 3- Why are you looking for new job ?
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1- How are you valuable for this company ? 2- how will you handle critical or major incidents ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - In cyber security there is only one tips
"Enhance your skill ,learn new technologies and grow your career"

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Walkthrough about the complex system/program that you built recently?
  • Ans. 

    I recently built a complex system for automating network infrastructure deployment.

    • Designed and implemented a custom Python framework for automating network infrastructure deployment

    • Integrated the framework with Ansible for configuration management

    • Developed custom modules for interacting with network devices using NETCONF and REST APIs

    • Implemented a web-based UI for managing network infrastructure

    • Utilized Git for versio...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain your recent enhancement that you worked

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find if number i power of 2
  • Ans. 

    Check if a number is a power of 2.

    • A number is a power of 2 if it is greater than 0 and has only one bit set to 1.

    • Use bitwise operations to check if the number is a power of 2.

    • For example, 4 (100 in binary) is a power of 2, while 6 (110 in binary) is not.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare bitwise and double link list questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Qualcomm Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Qualcomm System Engineer interview?
Qualcomm interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Qualcomm interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Qualcomm System Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Qualcomm. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Qualcomm expect are Linux, SOC, Automotive, Python and C++.
What are the top questions asked in Qualcomm System Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Qualcomm System Engineer interview -

  1. What will variance of sum of two iid random variab...read more
  2. Different type of fading channels in wireless sys...read more
  3. 3-4 rounds of c and DSP questio...read more

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