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Updated 6 Mar 2025

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is cross talk
  • Ans. 

    Cross talk is the unwanted transfer of signals between different components or traces on a circuit board.

    • Occurs when signals from one trace interfere with signals on another trace

    • Can lead to signal distortion or errors in data transmission

    • Prevented by proper spacing and shielding between traces

    • Example: Cross talk between data lines on a PCB causing errors in communication

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to define generated clocks through edges
  • Ans. 

    Generated clocks through edges are defined by specifying the source clock and the edge on which the generated clock is based.

    • Specify the source clock for the generated clock

    • Define the edge (rising/falling) on which the generated clock is based

    • Use tools like Synopsys Design Compiler to define generated clocks

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Physical Design Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the conditions for an RC circuit to work as an integrator/differentiator Can you derive it with this circuit
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Thermal throttling explanation
  • Ans. 

    Thermal throttling is a mechanism used to prevent a device from overheating by reducing its performance.

    • Thermal throttling is a technique used in electronic devices to prevent overheating.

    • When a device reaches a certain temperature threshold, it will reduce its performance to lower the heat generation.

    • This can result in slower processing speeds or decreased battery life, but it protects the device from damage.

    • Common ex...

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  • Q2. Desgin a dictionary

Senior Staff Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Design Memory allocator for user space programs like malloc.
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Qualcomm Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Linked list middle node, bit manipulation
  • Q2. Wireless questions

Top Qualcomm Associate Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Maximal Ratio Combining in MIMO, Quantization Noise power
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Associate Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Count Ways To Reach The N-th Stair Problem Statement You are given a number of stairs, N. Starting at the 0th stair, you need to reach the Nth stair. Each time you can either climb one step or two steps. You have to return the number of dis... read more
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Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image BIDISHA MISRA

posted on 5 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude, Programming, Communication

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Detection &Estimation, Communication and Signal Processing

Top Qualcomm Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is Min-Cut placement algorithm? Given some block sizes, use the algorithm to place them on a given chip area
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Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. ❖ If a team member is unable to carry out his work, he is doing it repetitively, how would you handle it?, would you like to work only on lifing of components, or would you be ready to shift to other departments?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1. Reverse a singly linked list
2. Kadane Algorithm

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about my previous company and projects I worked on. In depth discussion on my resume. Questions on OS fundamentals.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In depth discussion on the projects I previously worked on. Write code to explain race condition in OS. Few puzzles and numerical were given to test my analytical skills.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Final Round with Senior Manager, testing me on all parameters aptitude, tech stack, past experience and interest in the role.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well to face any questions from your resume/cv
Prepare DSA, os fundamentals(mutex, semaphore, deadlock, memory management, etc)

Top Qualcomm Senior Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Function to write data to some memory location which can dynamically allocate memory and return the address details where data is present .
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Q1. what is the meaning of M in M20,M25,M30 grade of concrete?
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SDE Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Link list reversal
  • Q2. OS all concepts

Top Qualcomm SDE Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. write a program with 2 threads. one thread should print even and other should print odd numbers in sequence. how would you make it SMP safe?
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SDE Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Return Subsets Sum to K Problem Statement Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'K', return all the subsets of 'ARR' which sum to 'K'. Explanation: A subset of an array 'ARR' is a tuple that can be obtained from 'ARR' by r... read more
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Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Signal Processing based questions
  • Q2. Detection and estimations question

Top Qualcomm Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is Min-Cut placement algorithm? Given some block sizes, use the algorithm to place them on a given chip area
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Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. ❖ If a team member is unable to carry out his work, he is doing it repetitively, how would you handle it?, would you like to work only on lifing of components, or would you be ready to shift to other departments?
View answer (7)
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

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  • Q2. Nil nil nil nil nil nil boss good

Top Qualcomm Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Minimum Fountains Activation Problem In this problem, you have a one-dimensional garden of length 'N'. Each position from 0 to 'N' has a fountain that can provide water to the garden up to a certain range. Thus, there are 'N' + 1 fountains ... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was a dsa coding question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Its was also dsa coding ques

Top Qualcomm Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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SDE Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Jan 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Two-Sum Problem

Top Qualcomm SDE Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. write a program with 2 threads. one thread should print even and other should print odd numbers in sequence. how would you make it SMP safe?
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SDE Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Return Subsets Sum to K Problem Statement Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'K', return all the subsets of 'ARR' which sum to 'K'. Explanation: A subset of an array 'ARR' is a tuple that can be obtained from 'ARR' by r... read more
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Qualcomm Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Qualcomm 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 Coding Test.
How to prepare for Qualcomm 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 Staffing, Python, Computer science, C++ and Debugging.
What are the top questions asked in Qualcomm interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Qualcomm interview -

  1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a...read more
  2. Given an array A[n], write a C program to find P and Q (P>Q) such that A[P] - A...read more
  3. How many ways would one arrange sets of coloured balls, the first set all red, ...read more
How long is the Qualcomm interview process?

The duration of Qualcomm interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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