Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
The first round was a phone interview, with some basic questions on C concepts. This was followed by an on-site interview that took around one day and included five interviewers, all asking technical questions.
The interviewers were very nice and asked many coding questions that required writing code on the whiteboard.
One of the interviewers joined for lunch and chatted extensively.
Overall, it was a good experience.
Questions
Basic concept questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 130 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Software Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 3.0Great Learning, Poor BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 3, 2025Pros: Good environment for learning and work.Cons: Not good salary and work-life balance.
- 2.0Integrity is not valuedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesApril 12, 2016Pros: A lot of interesting R&D projects, many talented/dedicated engineers. (Sadly, a lot of them already left.)Cons: Some high-title engineers/leads' knowledge is out of date and they are incapable of leading R&D projects. A lot of R&D projects are pushed to lower-level engineers to figure out on their own, forcing them to live neck-breaking lives.
- 5.0Innovative, Diverse, Few Young FolksSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2020Pros: Very innovative, work in diverse areas of technology.Cons: Not a lot of young people.
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