I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Feb 2020
Interview
I had a phone interview with a guy that was not really prepared. The questions were basic but he was surprised I was not a Linux Unix expert and because of this there was no follow-up
3 interview rounds: 2 DSA rounds and one HR round. they will ask you about your projects in your resume and some simple DSA questions as well. 2 DSA rounds and one HR round. they will ask you about your projects in your resume and some simple DSA questions as well
They grill you a lot on your resume and CS fundamentals. Make sure to know every single thing possible. They will keep asking you questions until you don't know the concept anymore.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Different SQL Questions, AI concepts, Debugging etc
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
2 Interview Rounds. Got a link to schedule both interviews. You could schedule it in any order.
1. Engineering Manager
2. Technical Staff
(PS: why is there a minimum limit to this text box)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 - Resume based questions, asked me to explain two of my projects, and had some easy follow up questions, and finally we discussed about the project I will be working on as a intern.
Round 2 (Technical) - very similar to round 1, was asked about one of my experience, and then was asked OS related questions
1. User space vs Kernel Space
2. IPC
3. Virtual Memory
4. Page tables
5. Hypervisor
SWE Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Qualcomm with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Qualcomm as a SWE Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
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