As long as you have relevant experience in C/C++ and/or the telecom domain, you should get a call.
There are usually 1-2 telephonic interview rounds, followed by an onsite interview. For the onsite, you can expect anywhere from 5-7 rounds of face-to-face interviews.
In the telephonic round, interviewers go over your resume and ask about the projects you have completed, based on your resume. This should not be too hard. They may also ask some personality-based questions, such as how you would respond to a particular situation.
In the onsite interview, all candidates are taken to an HR building, where a HR person briefs them about the entire interview process. Then, they will take you in a cab to the interviewer's office. There, you will be asked to answer technical questions on a whiteboard. There might also be a coding session.
If all goes well, you'll get a call from HR informing you about the good news!
Most of the questions were based on C++:
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Senior Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
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.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.