I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Ann Arbor, MI) in Nov 2016
Interview
I hand in my resume in Qualcomm office hour in our university. After two weeks, they sent me an invitation to an on-campus interview. There are two guys, both engineers. Two sections, each for 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Personal projects
2. C++(linked list, virtual function)
3. Design an FSM to find sequence of number 0100
4. How does an amplifier work(gain, feedback)
5. Describe one .tcl file I just write. What is it for?
6.Digital staff(setup time, hold time, clock gating, low power design)
7. The difference between IIR and FIR. Write Verilog module for FIR
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hod HaSharon) in May 2026
Interview
3-Stages,i only did the first one. they asked about grades,project i did, and asked my to explain and draw the design for my final project. after that, ive been asked a few questions.
It was on campus hiring. It consists of an online assessment and resume screening, followed by 3 rounds of interviews, out of which 2 were technical and 1 was HR.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hsinchu)
Interview
The interview process spanned 4 days with one 1–2 hour session per day. Each round began with a 30-minute discussion on my college projects, followed by deep dives into Computer Architecture (CPU Design, Cache DDesign, etc.). One of the sessions also included a simple whiteboard coding question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cache Design (calculating cache bits involves breaking down the CPU address into Tag, Index, and Offset field)