Software Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Qualcomm with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Test Engineer roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Qualcomm overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Qualcomm as a Software Test Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Initial phone screen - 1 round
Called in for onsite interview after 2 weeks
6 technical one-one interviews, each 45 mins, one lunch interview
1 HR interview at the end
HR is very casual, replied after several follow up (after 2 months)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Resume based, past projects
2. Random variables/Probability questions
3. Basic LTE/CDMA questions
4. Wireless Protocols questions
5. Data Structures Questions - Sorting and Searching
6. Basic Testing questions, testplan creation criteria, develop test cases based on given scenario
7. DSP/Image Processing questions (Gamma curves)
8. Perl scripting - Hash/etc
9. C questions - reverse a string, etc.
Initial screening had a short coding test as well as discussion. Then I had 3 technical interviews from different areas of expertise. Did not get to the HR round.
There was no show on one interview. The scheduler did not respond to any of my emails but suddenly rescheduled after a week. It looks like the interviewer cannot contact interviewees without joining the call first.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OS, embedded systems, data structures, testing exercises
Fairly simple. Asking about previous experiences and familiarity with different computing languages. Level of difficulty for the coding interview is medium and easy in lc. But does require you to understand some knowledge on operating systems.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Initial screening question: 45 minute algorithm, final round with 5 people - 4 technical, 1 HR. Everyone except the HR was rude, they were all Indians. Very mean spirited interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithms & Data Structures: Merge Intervals, Integer to Roman, Subarray Sum Equals to K, Delete Node from LinkedList, Right View of BST, BitWise Operations