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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California

July 1, 2019
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Process

Telephonic round:

  • A few bit manipulation questions
  • One or two coding questions
  • A few standard OS concept questions
  • A few questions based on your resume

Onsite:

  • Four rounds of interviews, each spanning 45 minutes (one interviewer may extend their interview to include lunch).

Questions

Coding Questions:

  1. Bit Manipulations

    • Count the number of set bits.
    • Set a particular bit or clear a particular bit.
    • Find if a number is a power of two.
  2. String Manipulations

    • Different ways of string transformations.
    • Removal of a few letters from an array.
    • Substring matching.
  3. Linked Lists

    • Given two linked lists, each containing digits, find the sum of the digits and place the result in a new list with nodes holding the digits of the sum.
    • Discuss arrays versus linked lists.
  4. Binary Trees

    • Write code to print the BFS traversal.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Senior Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Qualcomm's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive68%
Neutral14%
Negative18%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.

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