I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Feb 2012
Interview
First Round (Telephonic) : Basics of LTE and LTE TDD , RTOS concepts , a question on C programming, Q format conversions.
In person Round 1 : RTOS concepts, LTE L1 system architecture, embedded C questions mainly on bit operations,priority inversion, WDT,Paging concepts,Reentrant functions,Hard and Soft real time systems and wireless domain specific questions.
The c questions were:
1. To set 'N' bits in a number efficiently , N is a variable.
2. Find the number of SET bits (1s) in a given number.
3. Q format conversion.
4. Bit field structures.
5. How to find whether a DSP is Little endian or big endian?
In person Round 2 : Fempto cell systems since I worked on it.
In person Round 3: Wireless communication basics and LTE basics , mainly from 3GPP specifications.
HR Round : Was a formality and I was told feedback would be given after a week .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To set 'N' bits in a number efficiently , N is a variable.
I approach interviews spontaneously, focusing on genuine technical discussions rather than memorized answers. I share real experiences from my embedded software projects, discussing complex issues with sensor integration very naturally.
It will be 3 round interview process with 2 round technical and 3 will be managerial round .
In Technical round it would be DSA : LinkList, Bit manupulation mostly
They would ask regarding oops concept .They will also ask regarding question mentioned in resume . It would be interactive .
In managerial round you could be asked about work related stuf and salary expectation
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
I have 6 rounds of interview First I have interview with Hiring manager discussed about the my resume and projects and talked about the projects in detail. Then 5 rounds of interview has been scheduled and all of them has same kind of interview type almost all 45 minutes interview. Initial 15-20 mins about my background and some technical questions and then 1 problem solving question with screen sharing.
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