I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
Someone from the Linux Performance Engineer group contacted me for a phone interview. The phone interview was for an hour and half. Later, within a week, I was invited to San Diego for their on site interview. I was interviewed by 6 people on various topics ranging from computer systems to computer hardware. Everything related to my CV though.
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Had a telephonic interview first. Mostly asked questions on resume and concept related questions. Then they invited me for onsite, where I was asked questions on operating systems, computer architecture and some coding questions. Some bit manipulation questions asked as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round number to nearest multiple of 8 using bit manipulation
Program to find number of 1's in an integer
How does Linux scheduler work
Linux Performance Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Qualcomm with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Linux Performance Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Linux Performance Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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