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Chennai · Remote · 2-5 Yrs · 3 days ago
Computer Hardware Development · 10000+ Employees · San Diego, US
We’re looking for inventive minds to help fuel what’s next in 5G. Qualcomm is the wireless technology innovator and the company of inventors that unlocked 5G. We’re ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in wireless connectivity that’s transforming entire industries and enriching lives on a global scale. From smartphones to smart homes, mobile PCs to automotive, gaming to XR/VR/AR, and audio to factories of the future, 5G may be the most important technological development of the 21 st century — and Qualcomm is leading the way. But this is just the beginning. It takes brilliant minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5G’s potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age — and this is where you come in.
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Interview experience · Associate Engineer
Initially it started with resume related questions. Trying to guage my RTL design exposure. Later they gave a small but medium level problem to solve. I did around half of it, Interview was very short as it was a campus
Average difficulty · Bengaluru · 1,159 reports
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Overview
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of academic or
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles
- Automation: Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and eliminate manual processes
- Containerization: Manage containerization strategies and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
- Observability Platform: Design, build, and operate a standardized, self-service metrics, logs, and tracing platform (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry) serving both internal teams and external, customer-facing services running on Kubernetes and AWS
- Instrumentation & Telemetry: Partner with engineering teams to instrument applications and infrastructure, standardizing telemetry collection with OpenTelemetry
- SLOs & Alerting: Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs and error budgets, build actionable dashboards, and tune alerting to maximize signal and reduce noise
- Performance Optimization: Use observability data to analyze and optimize system performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency
- Documentation: Create and maintain thorough documentation for infrastructure, deployment processes, and operational procedures
- Incident Response & Escalation: Provide second-tier engineering escalation during business hours and own the telemetry, SLO, and alerting tooling that powers incident detection and reduces MTTD/MTTR; front-line 24/7 on-call is owned by the dedicated SRE team, not observability engineers. Lead post-mortem analysis for observability-platform incidents
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Observability, or similar roles, including hands-on production experience operating Kubernetes based stack.
- Advantage - Strong background in software development with security focus
- Cloud Platforms: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, including its observability services (CloudWatch, X-Ray, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon Managed Grafana)
- Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools
- Containerization: Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes ecosystem
- Observability Stack: Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo or Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, and Alertmanager; experience scaling metrics storage with Thanos, Mimir, or Cortex
- Programming/Scripting: Strong coding skills in Python, Bash, or Go
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Leadership: Proven leadership skills and the ability to mentor junior engineers.
- Remote Work: Comfortable working in a fully distributed, offshore setup and collaborating effectively with development teams across multiple locations.
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