I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Jose, CA)
Interview
great interview team efforts. relax and no pressure. willing to go deep in technology if asked by candidate. focusing on culture/value not just technology and skill know how. interview time used effectively. May have a 3 steps for interview process total includes phone screen, 1x1 (team and managers), 1x1 (VP of Operation)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why you want to leave your current employee? what is your current base salary? what would be the most three things you like in your work careers that made you proud?
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Markham, ON) in Feb 2026
Interview
4 rounds : Technical screening round after HR screening round, (if you can explain and show your project involved skills they need) onsite technical coding round, system design and director level round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to identify and solve bug in already implemented logic for hill and valley problem with test cases
5 rounds of technical interviews. Some related to coding and others mostly related to profile.
All the interviews ensured the candidate had strong fundamentals.
Subsequently, HR offered and gave enough time to accept the offer.
Started sending Resume and its screening. Contacted by a HR personal and scheduled phone interview. I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. Then I had another phone interview with several peoples, most of them were engineers and seems like same level, juniors, and seniors. On site interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General ASIC design questions as well as past experience.
