Qualcomm Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Qualcomm.
Qualcomm
Embedded Software Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I applied online and a recruiter got in touch to set up two technical interviews. One focused on C/C++ coding and basic coding/memory stuff, and the other was a detailed look at my resume, touching on both tech and other things. Felt pretty good about them but didn't end up getting an offer.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Reviewing code snippets and modifying them.
- Finding problems in code and fixing them.
Qualcomm
Embedded Software Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I applied through a recruiter. Pro tip: Make sure you really know your resume projects. They also ask behavioral questions. Overall, it was a good experience and I got a sense of what interviews are like nowadays.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you tell me about your background and experience?
- Describe the most challenging bug you've encountered and your debugging process.
- Can you implement a priority scheduler where tasks with the same priority are handled on a first-come, first-served basis?
Qualcomm
Embedded Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
We started with a basic question about projects. Then they asked about the use of the variable `volatile`. After that, there were a few questions about cache operations, specifically the importance of write-back and invalidate. The final round was a coding round where I was asked about traversing a 2D array.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Tell me about a project you worked on.
- What is the use of the `volatile` keyword for a variable?
- Can you explain the importance of write-back cache operations?
Qualcomm Embedded Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Qualcomm interview reports.
“Write a program to count the number of set bits (1s) in the binary representation of an integer.”
Read reports →“Create a function that computes the sum of two floating point numbers and then finds the integer floor of that sum.”
Read reports →“For a 32-bit register where bits 11:8 represent PART_NUM and bits 7:0 represent PART_REV, how can you produce a 32-bit output value formatted as [0000][0000][0000][0000][0000][0000][PART_FAM][PART_NUM]? What's the most concise way to code this function?”
Read reports →“Implement a C function named strMove with the prototype 'void strMove(char* sourceAdd, char* destinationAdd);', ensuring correct handling of overlapping source and destination memory regions.”
Read reports →“Can you write a function to check if a given number is a power of 2?”
Read report →“How to delete a node from a linked list when you have the header information but only the address of the node itself?”
Read report →“Given two binary numbers, A and B, write a program to calculate the minimum number of bits in A that need to be flipped to transform it into B.”
Read report →“What exactly is a function pointer? What is its data type, and how do you declare one in C?”
Read report →“What is the fastest way to find a fake coin with a different weight using a scale, given a set of real coins and one fake coin?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 136 Qualcomm interview reports.