Engineering Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
The interview featured difficult logic problems with very short time constraints. I encountered this type of question from three out of five interviewers.
One interviewer could not be found and arrived about 20 minutes late. She was very unfriendly, and I am certain my interview was an inconvenience for her.
During the final interview, the boss asked me to invent interview questions, write them down, and then write down my answers. When I asked him what he liked best about his job, his response was that it is "very boring." At that point, I no longer wanted the job.
Questions
Find optimizations to simplify the implementation of a FIR filter followed by a by-four decimation.
Design a circuit to collect the four largest values from a time sequence (i.e., monitor a bus and grab four largest values). Use only four comparators. You have 10 minutes.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Engineering role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Engineering roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Engineering interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Work, People, CultureEngineering • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 14, 2020Pros: Great work, great people, great culture.Cons: Nothing I can think of.
- 4.0Work on leading-edge cellular technologyEngineering • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 27, 2009Pros: Working at Qualcomm means working on leading-edge cellular technologies. The company is located in San Diego, CA, which is beautiful. Most of the large buildings have a gym and workout equipment for their employees. Employees are also encouraged to work from home if it better suits their schedule.Cons: Qualcomm pushes its employees to meet deadlines, and sometimes that means burning the midnight oil to get things done.
- 2.0Threat of layoffs is annoyingEngineering • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 14, 2023Pros: Challenging work, but the threat of layoffs makes it hard to focus on being productive.Cons: The threat of layoffs makes it impossible to be focused. Many went to Apple due to this.
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