Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
November 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Campus Interview.
I attended the Qualcomm info session on campus and received an interview opportunity with Qualcomm two weeks later.
There were two separate interviews:
- One asked for general design questions.
- The other focused on technical questions.
Questions
What is the difference between a direct-mapped cache and a set-associative cache?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Hardware Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in New York, New York is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Hardware Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
4.0
Company that will help you develop and raise your standards
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 15, 2014
Pros: Great place to work.
Good perks, salary, training, and projects.
Cons: No work-life balance, and the management will expect you to be active all the time, including night hours.
Personal growth is sometimes halted due to politics involved within the teams.
No proper communication between engineers and senior management.
4.0
Qualcomm, San Diego
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
October 1, 2012
Pros: Leading company in IC design.
Cons: Low pay and the location is not the best, though not so bad.
3.0
Work, work, and work at Qualcomm
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
September 8, 2014
Pros: If you are bored of less work, then this is the place.
Cons: Repetitive work. Too many people to question, but less to do. No process. Salary doesn't scale with work and inflation. So many meetings. Many projects but no people to handle them. Unplanned activities. No returns or appreciation.
- 4.0Company that will help you develop and raise your standardsHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 15, 2014Pros: Great place to work. Good perks, salary, training, and projects.Cons: No work-life balance, and the management will expect you to be active all the time, including night hours. Personal growth is sometimes halted due to politics involved within the teams. No proper communication between engineers and senior management.
- 4.0Qualcomm, San DiegoHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2012Pros: Leading company in IC design.Cons: Low pay and the location is not the best, though not so bad.
- 3.0Work, work, and work at QualcommHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeSeptember 8, 2014Pros: If you are bored of less work, then this is the place.Cons: Repetitive work. Too many people to question, but less to do. No process. Salary doesn't scale with work and inflation. So many meetings. Many projects but no people to handle them. Unplanned activities. No returns or appreciation.
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