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Here's a great example of a challenge one of our engineers faced and how they were able to solve it ⬇️ Interested in these types of tech puzzles? Check out our open roles: https://lnkd.in/efsvFQy3

If you or someone you know has recently been impacted by a layoff, this video is a must-watch! In this video, I have shared my personal experience of being impacted by Qualcomm San Diego's layoff in October 2023. I have discussed how did I prepare my resume and interview skills, which ultimately helped me land a new job offer just 2 and a half months after layoff. Check out the video to learn more and gain some valuable insights that could help you in your job search. 😉 PS: I have discussed about few embedded concepts but not in depth though however still people from any tech domain can watch this video. It will be helpful for them as well. #techlayoffs #qualcomm

Fine-tuning My Problem-Solving Skills: In my first real software engineering role, I was tasked with porting C code from one chipset to another (Intel to ARM, I believe). This was one of the first projects I had, so I was diligently working on it—I wanted to make sure I nailed it! I ended up running into a roadblock and sought advice from the senior engineer on the team. Me: "I can't figure out why this keeps crashing. I've tried everything. Can you help?" Him: "Sure. What are the last 10 things you tried?" Me: "Hmm, I haven't tried 10 things." Him: "Okay, what are the last 5 things you tried?" Me: "I've only tried a couple of things…" I said sheepishly. Him: "Then you really haven't tried much. Try a few more things, and then we can work together to figure it out. Don't take this the wrong way, but we didn't hire you to bring us more problems. We hired you because you're competent and can help solve problems." Me: 🤯 At first, this might have seemed harsh, but I think it was spot on. Learning to really dig into problems and not rush to get help is a muscle that gets built over time and becomes more valuable as you progress in your career or work on more complex systems. Eventually, most of us will come across a problem where no one is going to have the exact answer for us, and we'll have to figure it out ourselves. In any case, I found this experience incredibly powerful. #softwareengineering #problemsolving

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Elevating Our Code Quality: Insights from Sarah 👩💻 Meet Sarah, one of our software developers at Rohde & Schwarz . In our new video, she shares how our team ensures high quality and adheres to the highest standards in software development. Want to know more about the secret to our success? 🚀 Watch the video! Check also our current job openings for Software Developers! #RohdeSchwarz #MakeIdeasReal #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding

Let's go back to basics: If you want to land your first tech job without ANY prior experience, this handy guide tells you everything you need to know: https://lnkd.in/gh4vietY

"Day 8 in the pursuit of my dream job post-General Assembly, and the journey continues with coding breakthroughs and a keyboard makeover. Today, I dove deep into my project, crafting lines of code that bring it closer to fruition. Amidst the digital grind, a small touch of personalization—switching up the keys on my Xbows keyboard—adds a fresh vibe to my workspace. Plus, a glimmer of hope as a General Assembly colleague tipped me off about a potential job opportunity—I've applied, fingers crossed for what's to come! 🚀 #DreamJobHunt #CodingAdventures #PersonalizationMatters"

Dear software engineers, Improve your delivery by focusing on the most important piece of work! 💯 There are lots of things we do regularly, and it's really easy to get overwhelmed. What you can do is, ask yourself: "What's the most important work that I have to do? " and remove all the noise. ----  Follow Rehan Sattar, for more content on tech and engineering 😊  

Interview Experience at Qualcomm(Off-Campus) Round 1: This round was taken by a senior software Engineer. It involved hands-on implementation in C++ OOPS followed by 2 DSA questions both were pretty easy. Further, it involved some CPP internal questions such as namespace usage in projects, Followed by use cases of Friend and Virtual Functions. Round 2: This round was taken by a senior software Engineer. This round had questions related to Solid Principles implementations followed by Design pattern questions. This round also has 2 DSA questions one was pretty standard, and One question was a bit tricky and involved a greedy pattern, I never saw it earlier. In both of the above rounds i was able to answer almost all the questions except one wrong guess in already given CPP code. Round 3: This round was taken by the Lead Engineer. It contained CPP internal questions covering topics usage of static virtual internal implementations. Inclusion of same header files multiple times in this how compiler handles it and what happens in the Backend. How .dll are generated and linked in CPP code followed by project design questions. In this round i was able to answer almost 80% questions, rest were just guess as per my CPP knowledge. All rounds I guess were on the medium side with basic DSA questions, though CPP depth in this rounds was bit good and you will need to learn implementations of already defined inbuild methods a bit in depth to answer questions in 3rd round.

How did I crack Qualcomm? What did I prepare?? So, Qualcomm and other semiconductor companies is rapidly hiring fresh grads, and you must know what they ask. 💪 📌Firstly, develop good understanding of data structures and algorithms. I solved 400-500 leetcode problems of different patterns. Giving biweekly leetcode contests helped me a lot. 📌Understanding core cse subjects like operating systems, computer networks, computer architecture is super important. You can use my notes for FREE. 📌Grasp topics like bit manipulation. 📌Master C language. Understand memory management, IPC,structure and pointers in C etc, really well. You can expect question from C. 📌Low level design of drivers is something that if you have the knowledge, its supperb. Be extremely clear with basics and prepare according to the JD too. And you are good to go ❤️ All the best. 😄 Comment your queries and comment #cfbr to make it reach to job seekers.