I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Bengaluru)
Interview
At entry level, they look for good academic basics and good programming knowledge . So be prepared to get questions from digital electronics and C. Inclination to learn and ability to interpret the question right is also looked at. Generally comprises of 3 rounds of interview.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Allahabad) in Aug 2023
Interview
Qualcomm has 4 to 5 interview rounds 2-3 technical rounds and hr round. Round 1 is aptitude + programming + technical mcqs. Round 2 is technical interview and round 3 is also technical interview. Round 4 which is also technical may or may not happen. Last round is HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pointers in c++ – Focus on precedence and associativity of operators(60%)
Union and structure in c++
worst fit, best fit which one is better?
pseudo code for queue using two stacks
NOP operation – takes memory stalls in code segment?
sorting algorithms complexity?
bitwise operator questions in c++
super keyword in java points in mcq forms
static keyword in c++
const pointers in c
LRU AND FCFS page faults algorithms numericals in os
heapify, heap sort complexity?
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Nov 2022
Interview
First interview:
Resume questions
Basic C/C++ questions
Explaining few projects
Second Interview:
Resume questions
Basic digital vlsi questions
C/C++ coding questions (Palindrome, Fibonacci series)
Verification questions (Verify scoreboard)
Discussion about the role they were looking
behavioral questions, discussing a bit about work culture