I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Nov 2010
Interview
Apply online, got phone interview with 2 interviewer:
A staff level engineer for the QuIC Linux Multimedia San Diego Team, and a senior staff / manager level engineer for the QCT CoreBSP Peripherals San Diego Team
Totally less than 1 hour
They are looking for someone who has taken classes like the Operating System, Date Structure and Algorithm. Language: C/C++, not really Java.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Qualcomm (New Delhi) in May 2026
Interview
There was one group discussion round and one interview round initially, but the final selected candidates had to go through two interview rounds. The interviews were of medium difficulty, while the group discussion round was relatively easy overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
GD was on whether AI is helpful or harmful for the learning process
Interview started with LC1155, Frog Jump and questions based on resume + genai
Not bad, easy and medium leetcode questions. Answered correctly but didn't get moved forward still. Behavioral questions about resume as well. Two total interviews both had technical and behavioral sections
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Allahabad) in May 2025
Interview
The role was for Electronics Engineer Core. The questions were basic but very conceptual and required very clear understanding about subjects like digital electronics and EMI. There were also questions about basic working of MOSFETs and other FETs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to make a NAND gate using n-type MOSFETs, there were other questions related to JK Flip flops from digital electronics.
