I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Aug 2012
Interview
The interview process was fully technical. You need to be prepared, since they ask you different questions on different subjects. The questions were mostly related to the wireless communications, signal processing and stochastic process. Some other questions were LTE-based questions.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
I got an email about a phone (screening) interview about two weeks after application. Then, one week later, I was invited for an on-site interview along with 1-hour presentation about my recent research. After one week, I had a virtual (on-site) interview consisting of five individual one-on-one interviews (four technical + 1 HR) right after my research presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- First-round question: I was asked about what I have done in detail from my resume.
- Second-round question: 1-hour research presentation and several technical questions on LTE RAN protocols and some basic questions on OFDM and difference between EPC and 5GC, and a few behavioral questions (only during the interview with one HR interviewer)
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Mar 2020
Interview
Overall, it was a great experience. First round was a phone screen. After clearing that, you are required to provide a 1-hour presentation on your PhD work. This is followed by back-to-back interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were primarily related to probability and statistics, queuing theory, optimization, and wireless communications and networking. A strong foundation in mathematics is needed.
It was a one hour phone interview that included first introducing yourself, then your previous work experience and for the last 20 minutes included few questions on basic signal processing and wireless communications.
