Working at Qualcomm in San Diego, CA: 195 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Diego, CA Area

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I got to work with and mentor some of the smartest young people I have known."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to answer tough questions. Especially if you are an engineer."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"There tends to be a bit too much politics. Some places within the company it is more about how you get things done rather than getting them done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you have been doing. QC is a great company to work for."

"It was a very fun ride that provided me with a wealth of knowledge."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"The people work with you to achieve a common goal."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be strong and direct. Show your self motivation at all times and please send a thank you note to all that interview you."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I had to leave for a good reason and I understand the company had to continue without me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To continue to look for the best in the current teams that are there. I feel we hired the correct team getting the best out of everyone, every time is now the challenge."

"We had phonomenial growth from 4,000 employees to 12,000."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"It was the most rewarding experience in my history of jobs."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be on your toes and have an education along with skills."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"The culture and ability to promote on a continuous basis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They hired quality people and always had an open door policy."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Learned newly evolving technologies, work environment was good, overall an awesome tech company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just the awesome company, go for it. That's like dream company."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Low communication with higher management, work report is just limited to immediate supervisor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve business communication at engineering level to give better insight of products."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"The people are really great. Really fun to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Would try to get on full time instead of just contract."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I wish I could stay longer. But unfortunately it is only contract."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not really have anything at this point. Great job."

"Very good."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Nice work culture and very good boss. Very planned at all times."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I don't find any good tips, just prove yourself and work hard."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I am a contractor here and that is the bad thing about this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are really good management and example for other management."

"Good."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"People and quality of life. Even with loads of work their enthusiasm is great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Strong basic concepts, be ready to answer questions which you read in your first or sophomore year."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I didn't like the lack of communication between the management and engineers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Talk to engineers, even the ones at the lowest level."

"Great company, great people, and an exciting new division."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"It was an exciting new mobile commerce division with a great team."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just enjoy the process. There will be lots of interviews with lots of very interesting people."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Qualcomm is an excellent company that has been incredibly successful. It was a great place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build a culture where performance trumps politics although this is very tough in a large organization."

"Good company to work for."

"Met many excellent engineers there."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Working with lots of talented engineers and being able to contribute to interesting projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to relax, and thank everyone for interviewing you. You will most likely meet with 5 or more interviewers."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Far too many meetings! So many that they were counter-productive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Use better judgement in the number of required meetings. Too many meetings not only takes away from a precious resource: time, it adds lots of stress."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"The work culture is very good. Compensation offered is also good."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Company as such by culture and working atmosphere is very good and healthy."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"I have no clarity about the future assignments, and projects in pipeline."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Many challenging projects, training opportunity, CAD support, team work and help."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare for more advanced CMOS process such as 28nm and 20nm."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Only temporary job, other temp workers were converted to direct without interview."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More time spent with employees, more project meeting, regular team communication."

"Work with some of the best talent in this domain. Learning is great."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Work atmosphere. Great talent. Lot of projects and opportunities within the organization."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"One must have good grasp over fundamentals of programming and testing."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Nothing per se. Very satisfied with the company. Great work culture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sometimes people spend lot of time in meetings which are not very important."

"Challenging, yet very negative atmosphere."

What do you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Challenge, learning resources, flexible timing, good benefits and gym, experienced people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be wary of the negotiation process, and don't let the staffing manager dupe you into a bad relocation/sign-on bonus package."

What don't you like about working at Qualcomm?

"Made to do tasks I don't like, made to work like a machine, negative atmosphere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"In a team of 40 people, you should know how to equally distribute work, not make 10 people do the work of all 40... and not pay those 10 people as much."