Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
July 1, 2014
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Group presentation in the morning, followed by a Q&A session.
This will be followed by 5-6 1:1 interviews. A variety of questions will be asked, covering diverse areas such as:
- Information theory
- Digital design
- Analog circuit design
Questions
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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
31%
Pass 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
Positive69%
Neutral23%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Hardware Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
1.0
The ship is sinking
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
December 1, 2024
Pros: 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.
3.0
Good Start, Poor Balance
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
July 18, 2024
Pros: Mentoring is a good start to a job and includes training.
Cons: Work-life balance, pay (not Bay Area pay).
4.0
Great work-life balance
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
June 14, 2024
Pros: Great work, good work-life balance.
Cons: less pay, too much free time
- 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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