Stoage Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
February 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online and was contacted for an initial phone screening from a couple of hiring managers who were sharing resumes for their positions. I performed very well in that interview. It was technical but also very relaxed and casual in manner. I was told that they were interested in setting up an in-person interview at the San Diego campus after a week. It was a paid expenses trip to San Diego. They provided a car and good hotel accommodation.
I was interviewed by eight people in three interviews. The interviews were very relaxed, and they asked many questions such as "Why this field?", "Why this company?", and "What do you expect from this role?". The interviews were not excessively technical, but somewhat so.
Questions
Do you know about the chip manufacturing process?
What different versions of NFS have you used and understood?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Qualcomm Stoage Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Stoage Engineer roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Stoage Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
5.0
A good company to work for
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
November 12, 2023
Pros: Strong technical foundations. A great project to work on.
Cons: Management. Certain teams have a toxic team culture.
4.0
Probably a good place to work for
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
May 28, 2015
Pros: Despite recent slashes in health insurance benefits, it's still pretty good. No premiums are always good, even if the deductible is very high.
401k match is superb, with plenty of low-fee funds (read: Vanguard) available.
ESPP is amazing, with a 15% discount with look-back.
Depending on the team you're in (read: not division but actual team), you might have relaxed deadlines. This heavily depends on the quality of code that the team has. Teams with crappy code deservedly do a ton of firefighting.
HR is very good about raises. They make an effort to adjust your salary to market (in addition to inflation) without you asking.
Bi-annual bonuses are offered in both cash and stocks (RSUs).
Most people honestly enjoy working here.
Cons: - Lots of layoffs recently, job security is iffy.
- Company profitability on a downward trend.
- Benefits getting slashed recently, as the new CEO is not very employee-friendly at the moment.
- Again, depending on the team you're in, you could deal with really crappy code that will make your job soul-sucking. There is a ton of legacy code being maintained with no intent to erase technical debt. This is *not* a software company. The policy generally is: if it works, ship it.
On a flip side, there are teams with superb code. The quality of code varies drastically by team.
- Pay is average. The benefits probably make up for it.
- Middle management makes waaay too much money (in bonuses) compared to doing work. Not to mention, the management vs low-level peons seems to be a 50/50 split, which is just astonishing, given that they are relatively hands-off the products.
- Performance review isn't merit-based. If you could prove P=NP in your first review, you'll only get a 3.5/5. On the flip side, you could take a dump on your manager's table on your 6th review and you'll still get a 5/5. Scores are manipulated to show "improvement" across reviews and do not reflect the amount of work you've done.
2.0
Okay place for a "job," not a career. Review process needs huge clean-up
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
July 29, 2015
Pros: It provides a job allowing people to stay in wonderful San Diego and helps grow your technical abilities.
Cons: Does not provide any real career growth opportunities.
Total lack of diverse culture.
Review process is very unfair and filled with politics.
Hard to get promoted unless you have connections and/or smooched up to directors from the review board.
- 5.0A good company to work forSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesNovember 12, 2023Pros: Strong technical foundations. A great project to work on.Cons: Management. Certain teams have a toxic team culture.
- 4.0Probably a good place to work forSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMay 28, 2015Pros: Despite recent slashes in health insurance benefits, it's still pretty good. No premiums are always good, even if the deductible is very high. 401k match is superb, with plenty of low-fee funds (read: Vanguard) available. ESPP is amazing, with a 15% discount with look-back. Depending on the team you're in (read: not division but actual team), you might have relaxed deadlines. This heavily depends on the quality of code that the team has. Teams with crappy code deservedly do a ton of firefighting. HR is very good about raises. They make an effort to adjust your salary to market (in addition to inflation) without you asking. Bi-annual bonuses are offered in both cash and stocks (RSUs). Most people honestly enjoy working here.Cons: - Lots of layoffs recently, job security is iffy. - Company profitability on a downward trend. - Benefits getting slashed recently, as the new CEO is not very employee-friendly at the moment. - Again, depending on the team you're in, you could deal with really crappy code that will make your job soul-sucking. There is a ton of legacy code being maintained with no intent to erase technical debt. This is *not* a software company. The policy generally is: if it works, ship it. On a flip side, there are teams with superb code. The quality of code varies drastically by team. - Pay is average. The benefits probably make up for it. - Middle management makes waaay too much money (in bonuses) compared to doing work. Not to mention, the management vs low-level peons seems to be a 50/50 split, which is just astonishing, given that they are relatively hands-off the products. - Performance review isn't merit-based. If you could prove P=NP in your first review, you'll only get a 3.5/5. On the flip side, you could take a dump on your manager's table on your 6th review and you'll still get a 5/5. Scores are manipulated to show "improvement" across reviews and do not reflect the amount of work you've done.
- 2.0Okay place for a "job," not a career. Review process needs huge clean-upStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJuly 29, 2015Pros: It provides a job allowing people to stay in wonderful San Diego and helps grow your technical abilities.Cons: Does not provide any real career growth opportunities. Total lack of diverse culture. Review process is very unfair and filled with politics. Hard to get promoted unless you have connections and/or smooched up to directors from the review board.
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