Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I was contacted for a phone interview after more than two months.
In technical and professional terms, I don't think it's generally polite for an interviewer to be eating snacks with his mouth open during an interview.
As a non-CS major, I didn't do so well in the technical part, and the interviewer's impatience and frequent, annoyed attitude didn't help. What was supposed to be an hour-long interview lasted only 10 minutes, with him asking me to email the answers.
In reply, he simply said, "Good luck with your job search."
I wouldn't mind a slight lack of professionalism, but this was just beyond rude. This experience confirms all the negative reviews regarding the interviewers' impolite behavior.
Questions
OS, Network, algorithms
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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.
- 5.0Company Culture, Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesFebruary 12, 2015Pros: Excellent work-life balance, the best healthcare and other benefits, good pay, good co-workers, and teams.Cons: Uninteresting projects; too much hierarchy inhibits growth, innovation, and motivation.
- 2.0Your work at QualcommSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJuly 31, 2008Pros: See your projects quickly become a product in the market.Cons: No life outside work, not much intellectual growth. Since products need to come to the market quickly, most of the time you don't end up developing anything new. Minor technical changes are required to commercialize these products. If you have a bent for learning new ideas, this is not the place. If you want to work like a machine and be happy with the benefits, then this is the place.
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