Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
HR contacted me to schedule five technical interviews.
I provided HR with my available time slots for phone interviews.
HR then arranged the schedules for the five interviews. It took two weeks for the phone interviews.
Five technical interviews were conducted. The questions they asked were not that difficult, but very specific and detailed.
Questions
The questions were very broad, ranging from algorithms to hardware design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Hardware Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Hardware Engineer 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 Hardware Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 1.0The ship is sinkingHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2024Pros: Fair compensation, not as good as Tier0, but better than many semiconductor companies.Cons: Horrible WLB, even asked to work on National Holiday. Annual layoff in the US. Mandatory RTO. Salesman CEO who does not know engineering. Little annual refresh and bonus.
- 3.0Good Start, Poor BalanceHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJuly 18, 2024Pros: Mentoring is a good start to a job and includes training.Cons: Work-life balance, pay (not Bay Area pay).
- 4.0Great work-life balanceHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJune 14, 2024Pros: Great work, good work-life balance.Cons: less pay, too much free time
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