Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
March 1, 2012
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Besides the specific projects on my resume, I have experience with:
- C programming problems
- Function pointers
- Linked lists (implementation, adding, and deleting elements)
- Finding duplicate elements in an array
- Binary trees
- Arrays and pointers
- Other concepts including
volatile,static, andmutex.
Questions
Give a paper test on weird C programming questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 130 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral27%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
5.0
Great Benefits, Tough Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
November 6, 2023
Pros: Lots of benefits, a fun place to work.
Cons: Long hours, tough work, competitive.
4.0
Working as a Kernel stability and security engineer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
December 6, 2014
Pros: 1. Nice, challenging work environment.
2. Organized management.
Cons: Not one I can think of.
4.0
Good Balance, Hardware Focus
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Diego, California, United States
April 22, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance and culture.
Cons: The company is focused more towards hardware and IP.
- 5.0Great Benefits, Tough WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2023Pros: Lots of benefits, a fun place to work.Cons: Long hours, tough work, competitive.
- 4.0Working as a Kernel stability and security engineerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 6, 2014Pros: 1. Nice, challenging work environment. 2. Organized management.Cons: Not one I can think of.
- 4.0Good Balance, Hardware FocusSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesApril 22, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance and culture.Cons: The company is focused more towards hardware and IP.
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