Qualcomm

Graphics Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California

March 1, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter reached out to me and started the process. First was a short phone screen, and then two online interviews, each lasting one hour. The first was with the hiring manager, and the second was with an engineer.

Questions

Questions about low-level C

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Graphics Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Qualcomm's interview process for their Graphics Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Qualcomm's Graphics Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.

Qualcomm Work Experiences

Sr. Staff DBA

Database Administrator, Senior Staff • Current Employee

San Diego, California, United States

September 8, 2016

Pros: Great working environment. No micro-management. Cutting-edge technology. The company is large, but each department acts like a small company where every decision matters.

Cons: I have been through the good and bad. The good times were when employees did not have to contribute to healthcare, had great benefits, stocks, and bonuses. For the past 2 years, we've had a few rounds of layoffs. The attrition rate is rising.

Database Administrator, Senior Staff • Current Employee

San Diego, California, United States

September 8, 2016

Pros: Great working environment. No micro-management. Cutting-edge technology. The company is large, but each department acts like a small company where every decision matters.

Cons: I have been through the good and bad. The good times were when employees did not have to contribute to healthcare, had great benefits, stocks, and bonuses. For the past 2 years, we've had a few rounds of layoffs. The attrition rate is rising.

I was with QCT for over 7 years

Senior Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Loads of interesting, cutting-edge work, if you are in the right project and in the right group, and if you're willing to put in many, many extra hours. Many smart engineers to work with. Many good people willing to help you. They try to create a good working environment and culture from the top.

Cons: Depending on the group you end up with and your project/line managers, your mileage may vary a great deal, as far as your growth and availability of interesting work is concerned. Reward depends on how well you select your reviewers, which is a rigged game, and how many extra night/weekend hours you can put in around the review periods. The pressure cooker environment encourages either an apathetic or abusive personality over the long run (reads political). Some middle managers exude these traits.

I was with QCT for over 7 years

Senior Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Loads of interesting, cutting-edge work, if you are in the right project and in the right group, and if you're willing to put in many, many extra hours. Many smart engineers to work with. Many good people willing to help you. They try to create a good working environment and culture from the top.

Cons: Depending on the group you end up with and your project/line managers, your mileage may vary a great deal, as far as your growth and availability of interesting work is concerned. Reward depends on how well you select your reviewers, which is a rigged game, and how many extra night/weekend hours you can put in around the review periods. The pressure cooker environment encourages either an apathetic or abusive personality over the long run (reads political). Some middle managers exude these traits.

Good company to start at

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Decent work-life balance is achievable.

Cons: Poor documentation and work culture

Good company to start at

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Decent work-life balance is achievable.

Cons: Poor documentation and work culture

Sr. Staff DBA

Database Administrator, Senior Staff • Current Employee

San Diego, California, United States

September 8, 2016

Pros: Great working environment. No micro-management. Cutting-edge technology. The company is large, but each department acts like a small company where every decision matters.

Cons: I have been through the good and bad. The good times were when employees did not have to contribute to healthcare, had great benefits, stocks, and bonuses. For the past 2 years, we've had a few rounds of layoffs. The attrition rate is rising.

4.0
Sr. Staff DBA
Database Administrator, Senior Staff • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
September 8, 2016
Pros: Great working environment. No micro-management. Cutting-edge technology. The company is large, but each department acts like a small company where every decision matters.
Cons: I have been through the good and bad. The good times were when employees did not have to contribute to healthcare, had great benefits, stocks, and bonuses. For the past 2 years, we've had a few rounds of layoffs. The attrition rate is rising.

I was with QCT for over 7 years

Senior Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Loads of interesting, cutting-edge work, if you are in the right project and in the right group, and if you're willing to put in many, many extra hours. Many smart engineers to work with. Many good people willing to help you. They try to create a good working environment and culture from the top.

Cons: Depending on the group you end up with and your project/line managers, your mileage may vary a great deal, as far as your growth and availability of interesting work is concerned. Reward depends on how well you select your reviewers, which is a rigged game, and how many extra night/weekend hours you can put in around the review periods. The pressure cooker environment encourages either an apathetic or abusive personality over the long run (reads political). Some middle managers exude these traits.

3.0
I was with QCT for over 7 years
Senior Engineer • Former Employee
San Diego, California, United States
June 17, 2013
Pros: Loads of interesting, cutting-edge work, if you are in the right project and in the right group, and if you're willing to put in many, many extra hours. Many smart engineers to work with. Many good people willing to help you. They try to create a good working environment and culture from the top.
Cons: Depending on the group you end up with and your project/line managers, your mileage may vary a great deal, as far as your growth and availability of interesting work is concerned. Reward depends on how well you select your reviewers, which is a rigged game, and how many extra night/weekend hours you can put in around the review periods. The pressure cooker environment encourages either an apathetic or abusive personality over the long run (reads political). Some middle managers exude these traits.

Good company to start at

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Diego, California, United States

Pros: Decent work-life balance is achievable.

Cons: Poor documentation and work culture

4.0
Good company to start at
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Diego, California, United States
April 18, 2024
Pros: Decent work-life balance is achievable.
Cons: Poor documentation and work culture

Qualcomm Interview Questions

String Compression III

You are given a string and a budget for removing characters. Your goal is to compress the string as much as possible after removing at most k characters. Find the length of the shortest possible compressed string.

Maximum Number of Ones

You are given dimensions of a grid and constraints on the number of cells you can select and the maximum side length of a selected square. Find the maximum number of ones you can cover by selecting squares within the grid.

Greedy Algorithms

Reverse Linked List

You are given the head of a singly linked list. Reverse the list and return the new head.

Linked ListsRecursion

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