I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
Applied via recruiter. Pro tip: Be well versed with the projects mentioned on your resume. Expect behavioral questions as well. Overall, a good experience knowing the current trend of interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your background
-What was the most difficult bug you have solved and how did you debug it?
-Implement a priority scheduler. Same priority tasks are scheduled based on first come first serve.
- Implement a calculator without using if else, switch case, loop constructs.
Qualcomm interview focused on data structures, OS concepts, and problem-solving. Technical rounds were moderately difficult with coding and system questions. Interviewers were professional, testing fundamentals, clarity of thought, and practical understanding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to solve a data structures problem that tested logical thinking and optimization, along with a few follow-up questions on fundamentals and real-world application scenarios.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
2 Interview Rounds. Got a link to schedule both interviews. You could schedule it in any order.
1. Engineering Manager
2. Technical Staff
(PS: why is there a minimum limit to this text box)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 - Resume based questions, asked me to explain two of my projects, and had some easy follow up questions, and finally we discussed about the project I will be working on as a intern.
Round 2 (Technical) - very similar to round 1, was asked about one of my experience, and then was asked OS related questions
1. User space vs Kernel Space
2. IPC
3. Virtual Memory
4. Page tables
5. Hypervisor