Qualcomm Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Qualcomm
Verification Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I had an initial chat with the hiring manager online. This was followed by a 1-hour technical interview that covered my previous technical experience, some technical questions, and then my own questions. It's possible there might be more rounds. Overall, it was a good experience, and the people were nice and professional.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you describe the UVM TB structure?
- What about missing code completion?
- And pointing to errors?
Qualcomm
GPU Design Verification Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Had 2 initial tech interviews with senior engineers, covering general SV/UVM concepts and live coding. Then an HR interview about soft skills and my background. Following that, two more interviews: one with the director of engineering and another with two junior engineers. The manager's interview felt like a quiz and they seemed unsure about my experience level. I was extended an offer, but no contract was provided. The very last interview involved live coding in Python and SV. Ultimately, the offer was rescinded.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the different types of SystemVerilog forks and their distinctions?
Qualcomm
Software Test Engineer
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical Technical Technical
The first part of the interview was a quick coding test and a chat. After that, I had three separate technical interviews covering different technical areas. I never got to the HR part because one of the interviews was a no-show. The person who was supposed to schedule things didn't reply to my emails, then suddenly rescheduled a week later. It seems like the interviewer couldn't reach out to candidates unless they were already on the call.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Questions about operating systems
- Questions about embedded systems
- Questions about data structures
Qualcomm Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
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“If two capacitors are in series, with the first connected to Vdd and the second to ground, what's the voltage across the second capacitor?”
Read reports →“Write a C++ program to count how many times each digit from 0 to 9 appears in a given array.”
Read reports →“Can you write a C function that checks if a string of brackets like "({})[]" is correctly formed, returning true if it is and false if it's not, such as in the example "((]["?”
Read reports →“If we use 64QAM for data transmission and get throughput x, what throughput would 256QAM provide?”
Read reports →“Write a WAP to find the absolute difference between the sum of two diagonals of a square matrix.”
Read report →“What are the different types of Multiple Access Technology (like TDMA, FDMA, CDMA)? And which one does GSM use?”
Read report →“Write a program that will count and print the number of lines in a program, using Python or shell.”
Read report →“Given two binary numbers, A and B, find a number C that is strictly between them (A < C < B) in the most efficient way.”
Read report →“Determine the setup and hold time for the circuit. What additional delay is needed to prevent a hold violation?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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