I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm (New Delhi) in Aug 2017
Interview
It was an on campus placement opportunity, first they took a 1.5 hr test on hire-pro for both hardware and software profile.
After that 15-20 candidates were shortlisted for the hardware domain.
We were called for the interview process.
In first round , they asked about programming and basic digital electronics although i applied for the hardware profile only.
After that some of us were called for the second round.
A long discussion on my resume and my projects happened.
After that he asked me to design a FSM of some real world problem.
Asked the basic of STA.
After that in third round , the interviewer dive deeper in STA . He gave me a circuit and asked me to find setup and hold violation etc etc.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hod HaSharon) in May 2026
Interview
3-Stages,i only did the first one. they asked about grades,project i did, and asked my to explain and draw the design for my final project. after that, ive been asked a few questions.
It was on campus hiring. It consists of an online assessment and resume screening, followed by 3 rounds of interviews, out of which 2 were technical and 1 was HR.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hsinchu)
Interview
The interview process spanned 4 days with one 1–2 hour session per day. Each round began with a 30-minute discussion on my college projects, followed by deep dives into Computer Architecture (CPU Design, Cache ＤDesign, etc.). One of the sessions also included a simple whiteboard coding question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cache Design (calculating cache bits involves breaking down the CPU address into Tag, Index, and Offset field)