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      Firmware Engineer Interview

      May 1, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Kānpur, Uttar Pradesh
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Kānpur, Uttar Pradesh) in Dec 2020

      Interview

      First of all they have conducted Written test on hire pro which includes question on C, aptitude, communication system etc. followed by 2 rounds of technical interview and 1 HR round

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      tell me something about yourself
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Explain detailed 5G transceiver chain
      Answer question

      Other Firmware Engineer Interview Reviews for Qualcomm

      Firmware Engineer Interview

      Jun 4, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Qualcomm

      Interview

      The interview had four steps and all steps are technical. The interviewers are very friendly. Various questions from IPC, Multi Threading, Linux, RTOS and CS. Linear and non-linear data structure.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Write strstr() code. Solutions to avoid race condition?
      Answer question

      Firmware Engineer Interview

      Mar 1, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boulder, CO
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Boulder, CO) in Feb 2024

      Interview

      I had applied through Qualcomm's job portal and then a team member reached out to me. After asking if I was still interested he got me in touch with an HR to schedule the initial interview. It was pretty quick. First round consisted of resume review and basic C questions such as bit manipulation and pointers.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me about an RF Transceiver interfacing project that I had worked on.
      1 Answer
      1

      Firmware Engineer Interview

      Jun 16, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Tel Aviv-Yafo
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Sep 2022

      Interview

      After being informed about an upcoming salary offer, I received a call from another team leader (in the same group in Qualcomm) who requested that I meet with him for an additional interview. Confused by the sudden change, I decided to contact the hiring manager to inquire about the situation. To my surprise, the team leader who had initially contacted me reprimanded me for "circumventing authority." What was supposed to be a face-to-face interview turned into a bewildering and disheartening scolding session. Ultimately, despite being assured that it was merely a step to determine the specific team placement, I did not receive the promised job offer. Later when I tried to call again to the hiring manager (who promissed that anyway I'll recieve salary offer) - he ignored my calls

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      irrelevant for my focus in this case
      Answer question

      Qualcomm interviews FAQs

      • Firmware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Qualcomm with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Firmware Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Qualcomm overall takes an average of 22 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Qualcomm as a Firmware Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  32%

        One on one interview:  24%

        Presentation:  12%

        Drug test:  8%

        Skills test:  8%

        Background check:  4%

        Group panel interview:  4%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

        Personality test:  4%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(976) ;
        2. Senior Engineer(826) ;
        3. Engineer(811) ;
        4. Staff Engineer(622) ;
        5. Senior Software Engineer(544) ;
        6. Senior Staff Engineer(242) ;
        7. Senior Lead Engineer(206) ;
        8. Intern(176) ;
        9. Associate Engineer(137) ;
        10. Staff Software Engineer(134) ;
        11. Interim Engineering Intern(124) ;
        12. Hardware Engineer(116) ;
        13. Systems Engineer(75) ;
        14. Senior Hardware Engineer(68) ;
        15. Software Engineer(Internship)(65) .


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