I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Kolkata) in Sep 2017
Interview
Online test having Aptitude, C questions, and an Electronics section followed by 2 F-F interviews (technical) and a HR round.
The online test was average in difficulty level, and the C questions were easy with a special focus on enums. The hardware section wastougher. The aptitude section was easy for someone who had practised well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Explain recursion, DP, greedy techniques.
2) Write code to construct mirror of binary tree
3) Sieve program.
4) Basic digital Electronics questions
Round 2:-
MOSFET current equation and Moore Machine questions
HR round:--
formality
It was on campus hiring. It consists of an online assessment and resume screening, followed by 3 rounds of interviews, out of which 2 were technical and 1 was HR.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hsinchu)
Interview
The interview process spanned 4 days with one 1–2 hour session per day. Each round began with a 30-minute discussion on my college projects, followed by deep dives into Computer Architecture (CPU Design, Cache ＤDesign, etc.). One of the sessions also included a simple whiteboard coding question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cache Design (calculating cache bits involves breaking down the CPU address into Tag, Index, and Offset field)
The interviewer was friendly and created a supportive atmosphere. They offered constructive hints when I got stuck, showing they were focused on my thought process, which made for a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked questions on STA,my projects, Verilog case statements
