I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Aug 2020
Interview
Online Test for shortlisting which consisted of MCQs from various topics like Operating Systems, C, C++, Aptitude, etc.
It was followed by two Technical Interviews and one HR Interview.
Main focus of technical interview was Operating Systems, C-language Fundamentals, Pointers and a little bit coding
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding Questions were easy to medium level.
They were focused on Linked lists and Bitwise operations.
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
