The interview began with the camera off and no introduction, diving straight into technical questions. The interviewer presented several code blocks and asked me to identify the output. It felt more like a test than a conversation, with little discussion about the company or the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of very specific C++ behaviors, mostly on pointers and memory management.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2020
Interview
The interview process was very good. There was first a phone screen. The phone screen is technical. If the candidate passed the phone screen, then there was a full panel interview with 4 people for a day.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Dec 2020
Interview
Applied online through Workday and had two phone screens, each on a different day. Each call was about 45 minutes and questions were mainly to get to know me as a candidate and see what team I would be a good match for, but there were a few technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a routine to count the number of set bits in an integer