Software Test Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
January 1, 2011
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Initial phone screen - 1 round
Called in for onsite interview after 2 weeks.
- 6 technical one-on-one interviews, each 45 minutes
- 1 lunch interview
1 HR interview at the end.
HR was very casual and replied after several follow-ups (after 2 months).
Questions
- Resume-based, past projects
- Random variables/Probability questions
- Basic LTE/CDMA questions
- Wireless Protocols questions
- Data Structures Questions: Sorting and Searching
- Basic Testing questions: Test plan creation criteria, develop test cases based on a given scenario
- DSP/Image Processing questions (Gamma curves)
- Perl scripting (Hash, etc.)
- C questions: Reverse a string, etc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software Test Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Software Test Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral50%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Qualcomm's Software Test Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
4.0
Software Test Engineer
Software Test Engineer • Former Employee
San Diego, California, United States
May 24, 2016
Pros: Compensation and benefits are good and better than the competitors.
Cons: Work/life balance is not so good.
4.0
Challenging Tech, Poor Balance
Software Test Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
May 2, 2015
Pros: Working with challenging technologies and talented people.
Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
5.0
Best Internship Ever
Software Test Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
February 21, 2014
Pros: Everybody was awesome and treated me great. Also, the recruiters really care about you and will do their absolute best to hook you up with a job after your internship ends, even if the process takes months.
Cons: Because I worked in the Qualcomm Government Technologies Division, there was a lot of top-secret work going on behind locked doors. This didn't matter for most of the summer because all of the interns were in the same area, so I could talk to them. Unfortunately, because my internship ended about two weeks after everybody else's, I spent the last few weeks alone in a giant, empty room. It got lonely.
- 4.0Software Test EngineerSoftware Test Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 24, 2016Pros: Compensation and benefits are good and better than the competitors.Cons: Work/life balance is not so good.
- 4.0Challenging Tech, Poor BalanceSoftware Test Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 2, 2015Pros: Working with challenging technologies and talented people.Cons: Work-life balance is not very good.
- 5.0Best Internship EverSoftware Test Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 21, 2014Pros: Everybody was awesome and treated me great. Also, the recruiters really care about you and will do their absolute best to hook you up with a job after your internship ends, even if the process takes months.Cons: Because I worked in the Qualcomm Government Technologies Division, there was a lot of top-secret work going on behind locked doors. This didn't matter for most of the summer because all of the interns were in the same area, so I could talk to them. Unfortunately, because my internship ended about two weeks after everybody else's, I spent the last few weeks alone in a giant, empty room. It got lonely.
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