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Software Engineer Interview Experience

November 6, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was a telephone interview.

An interviewer with an Indian accent interviewed me.

However, I was not used to his accent, and eventually, I failed the interview.

The first part was to demonstrate myself, which is normal.

Then, the interviewer started to ask questions, mostly about C and a little bit about the telecommunications field.

Questions

Many questions about C, but not too many about telecommunications.

One question:

c int *a = 10; a++;

string *a = '10'; a++;

What's the difference between them? Anyway, pointer problems abound.

Another question:

Explain what you know about a TCP packet. What's the difference between TCP packets and UDP packets?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 259 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

30%
Pass Rate

Qualcomm's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive56%
Neutral33%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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