Senior Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
October 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
One phone screen interview, one full-day on-site interview, and offer
Questions
Unexpected questions in analog circuit design. The opening was for digital custom circuit design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Senior Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
94%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Senior Engineer roles in San Diego, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive88%
Neutral13%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Senior Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
5.0
Great place overall to work for
Senior Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
June 2, 2025
Pros: Decent compensation.
Good benefits.
Beautiful city to explore.
Cons: The pay could be higher for the city in terms of affordability.
More involved work would be better.
4.0
Review of Qualcomm
Senior Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
December 2, 2015
Pros: Can work on cutting-edge embedded systems, hardware, and high-performance software.
Cons: Qualcomm is now a mature, big company and has a big company culture.
3.0
It used to be good. Conditions have been stagnant or turning for the worse for the last few years
Senior Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
February 17, 2015
Pros: Work is okay. Nothing too complicated. There is some pride in seeing phones fitted with Qcom chipsets out on the street. San Diego is a great city to be in.
Cons: Firefighting, not fireproofing.
The middle management layer seems to be increasing.
It tends to be focused on short-term fixes.
I am amused to see how QCOM always makes it to the top twenty companies to work for, according to Glassdoor.
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- 5.0Great place overall to work forSenior Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJune 2, 2025Pros: Decent compensation. Good benefits. Beautiful city to explore.Cons: The pay could be higher for the city in terms of affordability. More involved work would be better.
- 4.0Review of QualcommSenior Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 2, 2015Pros: Can work on cutting-edge embedded systems, hardware, and high-performance software.Cons: Qualcomm is now a mature, big company and has a big company culture.
- 3.0It used to be good. Conditions have been stagnant or turning for the worse for the last few yearsSenior Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 17, 2015Pros: Work is okay. Nothing too complicated. There is some pride in seeing phones fitted with Qcom chipsets out on the street. San Diego is a great city to be in.Cons: Firefighting, not fireproofing. The middle management layer seems to be increasing. It tends to be focused on short-term fixes. I am amused to see how QCOM always makes it to the top twenty companies to work for, according to Glassdoor. Which divisions do you check?
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