Embedded Software Engineer Interview Experience - Gainesville, Florida
Process
I had a one-hour phone interview that included some basic questions about processes and threads, and synchronization primitives.
I was asked about storage classes in C.
What does volatile do, and what are its practical applications?
Some questions related to scheduling.
Overall, it was average.
Questions
Write a C program to reverse the words in a sentence.
Write a C program to encode bits in a 32-bit number such that the most significant 16 bits should be reversed, but the lower 16 bits should remain untouched. Then, generalize this to any number of bits.
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Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Atmosphere, Team DisorganizationEmbedded Software Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMarch 13, 2025Pros: Good working atmosphere, nice to employees.Cons: A little bit unorganized among teams.
- 5.0Perfect company for Electronics job roleEmbedded Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 18, 2025Pros: Salary, learning opportunity, WLB, R&DCons: Promotions, helping hand. Nothing much.
- 3.0Pay is good for new gradsEmbedded Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 26, 2024Pros: Compensation is the best part, even though there are higher paying options.Cons: You'll be pigeonholed into learning a legacy codebase with very little development in transferable skills.
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