Qualcomm Technologies Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Qualcomm Technologies.
Qualcomm Technologies
Embedded Software Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I thought I did pretty well on the questions, but I never heard back. They were pretty fast with the initial screening, but I didn't even get a rejection email like I usually do for other jobs. I was kind of hopeful I had a shot. If the job market is this tough, it would be nice to get some kind of feedback or consideration.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain what interrupts are and give an example of their use?
Qualcomm Technologies
Embedded Software Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
So there were 3 calls to get to know me, with a quick technical part and some general questions, then a more in-depth technical interview and a chat with HR. They mentioned that technical interviews could be more than one if they needed it.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Questions about multithreading
- Tell me about ARM cortex architecture
- Explain preemptive scheduling
Qualcomm Technologies
Embedded Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral
After my resume got shortlisted, I went through three rounds of interviews. The first round was mainly about stuff on my resume: embedded systems basics, power optimization, RISC vs CISC, and microcontrollers like 8086, 8051, and ARM Cortex-M. The second round dove into OS concepts and practicals, covering reversing a linked list, general OS stuff, and power-saving strategies for operating systems. The last round was a general chat with some logic and reasoning questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- If you were to imitate an existing OS like Windows, how would you go about it, and how would you tell if it wasn't the correct choice?
Qualcomm Technologies Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Qualcomm Technologies interview reports.
“Can you find a loop in a linked list?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between TCP and UDP?”
Read reports →“Explain non-preemptive scheduling”
Read reports →“Could you implement an aligned malloc and free function?”
Read reports →“Tell me about ARM cortex architecture”
Read report →“Explain preemptive scheduling”
Read report →“What about debuggers?”
Read report →“What do you know about JTAG?”
Read report →“What about C++?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 Qualcomm Technologies interview reports.