The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2013
Interview
I was recruited in a recruiting event with more than twenty candidates for an unclear number of positions. Each candidate has to go through a set of 6-8 back-to-back interviews, each 30-minute long. The interviews very technical, except for one with HR representative. The scope of the questions asked in the interviews spanned from digital communications, information theory, signal processing, and probability. The same interviewer was asking questions in different fields of study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the the capacity of parallel Gaussian channels
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
I got an email about a phone (screening) interview about two weeks after application. Then, one week later, I was invited for an on-site interview along with 1-hour presentation about my recent research. After one week, I had a virtual (on-site) interview consisting of five individual one-on-one interviews (four technical + 1 HR) right after my research presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- First-round question: I was asked about what I have done in detail from my resume.
- Second-round question: 1-hour research presentation and several technical questions on LTE RAN protocols and some basic questions on OFDM and difference between EPC and 5GC, and a few behavioral questions (only during the interview with one HR interviewer)
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Mar 2020
Interview
Overall, it was a great experience. First round was a phone screen. After clearing that, you are required to provide a 1-hour presentation on your PhD work. This is followed by back-to-back interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were primarily related to probability and statistics, queuing theory, optimization, and wireless communications and networking. A strong foundation in mathematics is needed.
It was a one hour phone interview that included first introducing yourself, then your previous work experience and for the last 20 minutes included few questions on basic signal processing and wireless communications.
