Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
They brought me on-site directly. The on-site interview included 3-5 technical rounds. The team was smart and asked challenging questions.
Ensure you prepare for low-level embedded C, questions on embedded software, and threading/synchronization concepts.
Questions
How would you obtain the offset of a member in a struct without declaring a variable of that struct type?
Write a function to move data from one buffer to another, given the number of bytes to move and the addresses of the source and destination buffers. Now, how would you convert this into a library function and ensure atomicity of an ongoing transfer?
Questions on bit manipulation: Write a macro to set m bits at offset n of one number to the same m bits at offset n in another.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 5.0Nice place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 6, 2014Pros: Flexible work hours, cutting-edge technology, and good stock options. Qualcomm provides great development opportunities. People recognize hard work, and salaries are good. One thing I like most is that team members are friendly and really helpful. They do not treat you as competition while sharing knowledge. It really encourages personal development. There are lots of opportunities to participate in training sessions from interesting external folks. "Filled with PhDs... innovation-focused environment."Cons: Be prepared to sacrifice all long weekends. Sometimes demanding because of time constraints and deadlines.
- 1.0Come to this company if you are retiring next yearSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 2018Pros: Good benefits, good work-life balance.Cons: Work is boring. Nothing to learn after 6 months. No respect for engineers. People get into groups and attack each other. People get promoted based on who they know. Smart engineers are leaving. Meaningless meetings. There are managers doing all the design themselves and telling engineers to get the things done and ask no questions. Then they can use that pathetic information to exchange with other managers in those endless meetings and gain "visibility" and quick promotions. Benefits and work-life balance are good, and you might think the above is not a problem. But it is the problem.
- 4.0Smart coworkers, average managementSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 2, 2018Pros: Many IC designers graduated from top schools.Cons: Contractor difficult to convert to permanent.
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