Process
The first interview was a phone interview. The person I spoke to was very friendly and helped me arrive at a few of the answers to the questions he asked. The questions were mostly general telecommunications questions and a couple of operating systems questions.
The second interview was on-site. The process took nearly the entire day, beginning at 9 in the morning and ending around 4 in the afternoon.
I met with the head of HR, then moved to a different building to meet with one of the engineers. After this was the lunch interview with the head of the QA department. Following that, I met with another engineer who tested my problem-solving abilities. The last interview was with a software engineer who tested my knowledge of various languages.
Questions
How would you design a test for creating a username?
Design a test for testing the validity of a triangle.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software/Systems Test Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Software/Systems Test Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Qualcomm's Software/Systems Test Engineer interview process in United States.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 2.0No work-life balance in QCT and Target SW divisionSoftware/Systems Test Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 17, 2014Pros: Review done every 6 months. Good benefit package.Cons: Lots of late hours and weekend work expected from most engineers and senior engineers. Bad managers with bad people skills carrying out directions and pushing it down to whoever. No work-life balance at all. HR will mostly take management's side. I saw hired consultants not getting paid for weekend work; management wouldn't approve their hours. Maybe okay if you are not working for QCT / Target SW division. Not worth sacrificing family time just for the great benefit package. There are plenty of other companies in San Diego who will pay more salary.
- 4.0Good Company Overall, Lower Pay for TechSoftware/Systems Test Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesApril 1, 2022Pros: I love San Diego, and I like my team. I get pressure at certain times, but I believe that's how it should be.Cons: Just seeing money being made at other companies by people in similar roles. Pay is certainly not bad, but definitely not high compared to other unicorns / tech companies.
- 4.0Not a bad place to work at allSoftware/Systems Test Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 4, 2016Pros: Good employee culture. Lot of team-building events. Very nice appraisal system.Cons: Sometimes they forget they are not a small startup like they were 30 years ago.
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