Had 5 different interviews with 3 different teams inside Qualcomm. All of them were on phone. Everyone who talked to me was really nice. They do not mean to trick you on the questions and give hints. Some interviews were very technical, i.e. give you a problem and you're supposed to solve using pen and paper while saying your thoughts out loud, and some were more of getting to know your past work only.
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Probability question: If you had a 1-m long stick and you chose two points randomly on the stick to break at, what is the probability that the three resulting small sticks can form a triangle?
I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Trichy) in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied for the software engineer intern role, on campus(NIT Trichy) . There was an online test followed by one technical interview round. The online test was straightforward, they asked Aptitude and CS fundamentals. But the interview was quite random, they assigned me a hardware interviewer who knew nothing about software
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Explain the different hardware communication protocols, how many wires do they use and their function
I attended for embedded internship role. They interview focused mainly on my coding skills and basic knowledge on OS, computer networks and embedded concepts. Questions were asked related to pointers, memory and process management.
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Questions were asked related to pointers, memory and process management.
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
A few questions related to my CV and past experience. A couple more in the general field. Had some great informal discussions that are interesting and inspiring. Overall pleasant experience.
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Where does OFDM inter-symbol interference come from?