I applied in-person. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hyderābād) in Feb 2014
Interview
The process took few weeks and the interview was an average level. They tested the technical skills and asked about the projects and experience. They were very keen on your skill set and overall knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They tested the technical skills and asked about the projects and experience.
three rounds of interview
1. dsa two qns from hacker rank (1 easy and 1 medium) and projects
2. dsa 1 qn (medium) and a api read and manipulate qns from hacker rank
i got rejected in 2nd round
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Cork)
Interview
HR & Technical, pretty standard. There was a few coding questions, and the interviewer was helpful and they were trying to help clarify the questions. HR was helpful and made a lot of customizations for me
2 rounds with both technical and focusing on computer architecture and performance. risc related questions and how to improve the performance on superscalar computers. the interviewer did not expect full answer but expected to know the basics about superscalar
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
superscalar architecture and risc architecture. how to improve performance