I got the interview through a referral from a friend working in the Markham office. My interview consisted of three rounds:

• Round 1: This was an online interview through a coding IDE where I was expected to resolve basic problems in front of experienced engineers. This took about an hour.

• Round 2: This was a rotating interview where we discussed everything from how I think about designing applications to how I'd solve more advanced problems. A big emphasis was placed on the ability to optimize a solution once a baseline was created. An online coding IDE was used again for me to write some code. This took about 3 hours.

• Round 3: The final round was a conversation with a member of Qualcomm's HR team to go over HR/behavioral questions. In my opinion, what really helped me prepare and be successful here was the fact that I had been reviewing Amazon's leadership principles for some time. Being able to respond well to questions concerning Amazon's leadership principles is a great way for an engineer to prepare for any behavioral interview.

The interview process was great. I felt like nothing too out of the ordinary was asked of me. Everyone I spoke to was kind and respectful.

Although, a week after I completed the last round, I received a notification that the position had been put on hold. Especially after having spent a little more than a month dedicating myself to the process, I was and still am extremely disappointed that things couldn't proceed more positively. However, given that we are in a pandemic presently, and with many things in flux, the decision to freeze hiring was understandable. It was just very poor timing, I imagine, for the hiring freeze to be set at the end of my completion of all interview rounds.

What is your approach to designing an application?