I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Sept 2016
Interview
there is one phone call interview and onsite interview in sandiego .there are 5 rounds for onsite interview. it is almost a day process. one HR round and 4 technical rounds .free lunch is provided in one of the rounds.First with the HR round and lastly with the manager. Each round is about 45 minutes.
the whole process is quite comfortable and friendly.the entire schedule for the interview in given at the begining.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
c and data structures related queations .
questions on embedded systems and operating systems.
I met with a hiring manager, a senior engineer, and a director as well, each asking different technical questions and explaining the products they work on. They were impressed with my gradate level understanding of power converter wave forms, and did not ask a lot of analog circuit related questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the a buck waveform in detail, describe the benefits of a dual-phase buck converter, explain how an RC filter works.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Taipei) in May 2016
Interview
Phone Interview about 1hr talking about the background and the job position
Onsite Interview
0.5hr written test about C and Logistics
1.5hr interview face to face with the managers asking everything on the resume no matter it is job related or not
Does not require English speaking during the whole process of the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much do you understand about OS architecture and Linux Kernel