DSP Firmware Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I was referred by an employee and received an email from HR to set up a phone interview. After about 45 minutes, I received a recommendation for an on-site interview. During the phone interview, I was asked many questions about what I was doing and some theory related to algorithms. For example:
- How to do channel estimation?
- How to implement a power control algorithm?
All the technique-related questions were based on the interviewer's working experience.
I don't have an on-site interview scheduled yet. However, my experience is that you have to really know what you were doing and make the interviewer believe that you actually did the work as you claimed.
Questions
How to estimate the DP SNR?
How to estimate 16QAM threshold?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their DSP Firmware Engineer roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's DSP Firmware Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 4.0Feels like a college campusDSP Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2012Pros: You receive great pay. You get great experience. The campus is beautiful. There are many amenities for employees and the like.Cons: Some teams are dead-end positions. Demographics are not very diverse. Work hours are typically very demanding. It's hard to gain the first few promotions.
- 4.0Helps in shaping the current mobile industryDSP Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeFarnborough, Hampshire, United KingdomDecember 5, 2014Pros: Your designs are on billions of devices. This is great technology and engineering concepts applied on a day-by-day basis. This offers the opportunity to enhance your curriculum, bonuses, and stock options. You can work on challenging projects and schedules and meet some very smart guys (usually from the San Diego HQ).Cons: Poor work-life balance. Internal career progression and salary increments are limited. There is a lot of pressure to be handled on a daily basis. In most cases, middle and senior management end up just keeping the status of projects instead of doing any actual work. The environment is too hectic.
- 4.0Learn Lots, Work OvertimeMST Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 2, 2014Pros: Learn lots of things. Good coworkers.Cons: Lots of overtime at the job, not much funny stuff.
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