Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
February 2, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process was very quick and to the point in my case.
Questions
I was asked to answer a lot of puzzle questions, and one of them was the Dining Philosophers problem. Answering the question was no problem, but I had to provide an analysis of the answer, which was a little tricky.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 25 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
76%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Engineer roles in San Diego, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive72%
Neutral28%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
2.0
Limited Career Growth
Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
September 28, 2013
Pros: - Learn a lot initially.
- San Diego is a great place to live.
Cons: - Limited career growth: If you request a different project after completing your current assignment, you are discouraged and given boring tasks.
- Expected to work on one project and only one project for the entire duration at Qualcomm.
- Lots of politics: People take credit for work you do, and ask for help behind directors/VPs.
- Line management: Your review, bonus, and raise are determined by a third party whom you see only during the review period. Your manager/tech lead has very little impact during the bonus/promotion meetings.
- Compensation is very low compared to salaries in the Bay Area. San Diego is not that much cheaper to live.
- New innovation in hardware only. As a software engineer, you will only be responsible for bug fixes and hacks; the hardware and system teams will reincorporate them into the next design.
- No culture: No team-building events, no company events. Teams are very distant; everyone is doing their own thing. Team members don't even eat lunch together most of the time! In the three years I have been here, my team has only had one team-building event, and there have only been two company events (one for a 25-year anniversary).
5.0
Great Culture, Slow Climb
Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
August 23, 2010
Pros: A good company to work for. Very good benefits and a very good work culture. Excellent colleagues. Will get a good work-life balance.
Cons: It is taking time to climb the ladder at Qualcomm. There is nothing much bad I can think of now.
4.0
Good Start, Too Much Politics
Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
October 13, 2023
Pros: Good company to start a career. Good work-life balance.
Cons: Lots of directors and managers doing PPT. Too much politics, and now there are layoffs.
- 2.0Limited Career GrowthEngineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 28, 2013Pros: - Learn a lot initially. - San Diego is a great place to live.Cons: - Limited career growth: If you request a different project after completing your current assignment, you are discouraged and given boring tasks. - Expected to work on one project and only one project for the entire duration at Qualcomm. - Lots of politics: People take credit for work you do, and ask for help behind directors/VPs. - Line management: Your review, bonus, and raise are determined by a third party whom you see only during the review period. Your manager/tech lead has very little impact during the bonus/promotion meetings. - Compensation is very low compared to salaries in the Bay Area. San Diego is not that much cheaper to live. - New innovation in hardware only. As a software engineer, you will only be responsible for bug fixes and hacks; the hardware and system teams will reincorporate them into the next design. - No culture: No team-building events, no company events. Teams are very distant; everyone is doing their own thing. Team members don't even eat lunch together most of the time! In the three years I have been here, my team has only had one team-building event, and there have only been two company events (one for a 25-year anniversary).
- 5.0Great Culture, Slow ClimbEngineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesAugust 23, 2010Pros: A good company to work for. Very good benefits and a very good work culture. Excellent colleagues. Will get a good work-life balance.Cons: It is taking time to climb the ladder at Qualcomm. There is nothing much bad I can think of now.
- 4.0Good Start, Too Much PoliticsEngineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 13, 2023Pros: Good company to start a career. Good work-life balance.Cons: Lots of directors and managers doing PPT. Too much politics, and now there are layoffs.
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