Great technical work, but lots of pitfalls
Great technical work, but lots of pitfalls
Job Stability (San Diego can be good or bad).
Good technical work if you are willing to work hard.
Benefits.
Salary:
Was offered lower than some start-ups. HR plays hardball and leaves no room for negotiation. Ended up getting 6k more than originally quoted. You tend to start off with unhappy employees. Bonuses are probably the industry's lowest.
Team dynamics:
Every group has its own kind of politics. Usually, it will involve middle management, who does nothing but manage. Most of these people lack the technical skills to remain in the company, but due to an extremely bad review process, they will linger on.
Most of the middle management is content to manage up and give more work to people under them. So, most of the engineers leave after 2-3 years. Bad talent sticks around.
Your review process is broken. Most of the middle management has gone from working to just asking statuses and reporting to their supervisors.
Was this helpful?
Qualcomm Interview Questions
Qualcomm Interview Experiences
Engineer
I joined as a contractor, then rolled over to full-time. My first interview for the contract position was a Skype call, and the questions were mainly based on my resume. For the second interview for full-time, I was interviewed by three people, and
Engineer
Approached through a staffing agency. Scheduled a phone interview within a week. Initial technical phone screening. Then scheduled for 4-5 rounds of 1:1 interviews. Interviewers were all team members with 4-5 years of experience.
Engineer
I was rolled over from Intern to Full Time. I joined in 2004, unfortunately, with no joining bonus and started with a very low base salary.
Engineer
San Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2014I joined as a contractor, then rolled over to full-time. My first interview for the contract position was a Skype call, and the questions were mainly based on my resume. For the second interview for full-time, I was interviewed by three people, and
Engineer
San Diego, California, United StatesJune 1, 2014Approached through a staffing agency. Scheduled a phone interview within a week. Initial technical phone screening. Then scheduled for 4-5 rounds of 1:1 interviews. Interviewers were all team members with 4-5 years of experience.
Engineer
San Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 11, 2014I was rolled over from Intern to Full Time. I joined in 2004, unfortunately, with no joining bonus and started with a very low base salary.
