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Embedded Software Engineer Interview Experience - Boulder, Colorado

August 1, 2012
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Process

Qualcomm HR contacted me through LinkedIn due to my relevant background experience. I was invited to interview with their team to "perhaps find a job which is a good fit for me." This meant I never applied for a specific job, but they believed I might be a good fit for a role they were looking to fill.

As such, the interviews were a little ambiguous because there was no specific position associated with them. The questions were kept somewhat general, and I was also unable to get many of my questions about the company or the position answered.

  • Phone screening and email correspondence to set up an on-site interview.
  • A two-person on-site interview. It was very technical.
  • A five-person on-site interview. It was also very technical.

Questions

Write a C++ program to count the number of one bits in an integer.

Write a C++ program to generate a singly linked list.

Write a C++ program to find a loop in a linked list.

What is the computational complexity of various types of search (i.e., Big O analysis for array search, binary search, etc.)?

Write an FPGA program/state machine to search for a pattern in a sequence of bits read serially.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Embedded Software Engineer role in Boulder, Colorado.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Qualcomm's interview process for their Embedded Software Engineer roles in Boulder, Colorado is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral36%
Negative21%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Qualcomm's Embedded Software Engineer interview process in Boulder, Colorado.

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