Applied online and was selected for an interview.
I met with the department manager for an interview, which was conducted in his office.
Though it shouldn't really matter, I couldn't help but notice that the interviewer and all the employees I saw in cubicles around his office appeared to be from India. This seemed confirmed by their strong accents when I said hello to them as I walked by.
Oddly, the interview questions he asked were exactly the same questions I answered on the application, so I answered them the same way. He had the answers to those questions already in my application papers on his desk, so I found this line of questioning odd.
He didn't ask me anything else, nothing related to the job I was applying for, past performance, or my extensive experience in the field. He only asked those generic questions from the application.
It didn't feel like an interview at all. He was looking out the window most of the time; it was more like he was just checking off a box, like something he had to do with no intention of hiring.
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Principal Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's interview process for their Principal Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Qualcomm's Principal Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.