The hiring process is very general, consisting of one phone interview and an on-site interview.
The procedures are not well managed, but you will at least hear feedback from HR (unlike other companies that leave you waiting indefinitely). The main issue I encountered was the frequent change in personnel; there were three HR representatives and two hiring staff involved between the interview setup, on-site arrangement, on-site greeting, and feedback. Consequently, the final hiring staff had no specific feedback for me other than a hire or decline decision, as she did not directly work with the team I interviewed with.
The phone interview was delayed, and the interviewer had not reviewed my background (never saw my resume) before we began.
The on-site interview was not very organized. The same questions were asked repeatedly, likely because interviewers were randomly selected and did not prepare for the interviews. They asked general questions, but they might not have liked textbook answers. They preferred responses based on personal experiences, which a candidate might not have had in their work history.
Brain Teasers: Questions are not hard if you are calm.
Engineers are not familiar with your resume. Therefore, one of the engineers asked me what I thought he should ask you. For instance, what do you believe is your strength, and where should he start the interview?
The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Embedded Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's interview process for their Embedded Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having good feelings for Qualcomm's Embedded Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.