The hiring manager went through a 45-minute technical interview. They tried to understand your background, work experience, and finally asked technical questions in your area.
After a successful phone interview, they flew me in for an onsite interview, where you meet with different engineers. The schedule was tight, and they only had time for a 30-45 minute interview.
The interview was very technical, going over aspects of firmware development, debugging, implementing C code, and some problem-solving questions.
The problem-solving questions are easy if you are just out of school, but they would be difficult for old-timers because you have to remember geometry and trigonometry.
Given C code that involves double pointers, you have to dereference the double pointer. How will the double pointer look in main memory?
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Firmware Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's interview process for their Firmware Engineer roles in San Diego, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Qualcomm's Firmware Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.