Senior Staff Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
Write the shortest String Copy function?
Questions
What is a stack overflow attack?
Then, he gave me a scenario where there was open-source code on a server, and you had your own piece of code on that same server. You, as a client, were allowed to invoke a method that took an array as a parameter, which was not checked for overflow validation. I had to induce a buffer overflow attack and make the method pass control to my piece of code on the server.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Senior Staff Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Senior Staff Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Senior Staff Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 3.0Good Growth, Tough BalanceSenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesAugust 21, 2025Pros: A good environment to learn and grow.Cons: Work-life balance can be tough.
- 4.0Good place to learn, but not so good work-life balance.Senior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMarch 3, 2025Pros: Open culture Get to know and expand expertiseCons: WLB Too much offshore reliance pushes work hours deep into nights.
- 4.0Great Learning, Too Many MeetingsSenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2025Pros: Good place to learn practical skills.Cons: Many meetings with folks in different time zones.
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