Software Engineering Internship - Summer 2027

Experience Required

1+ years of academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, or Python.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$17.00 - $98.00 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Job Description

General Summary:

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm relentlessly innovates transforming businesses, enriching lives and fortifying societies. Our solutions are pivotal in crafting a smarter, interconnected world. Building on our nearly 40-year history of era-defining technology breakthroughs, we deliver leading-edge AI, high performance, lower-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. We’re proud to be the partner of choice to many of the world’s largest enterprises. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.

Join Us in Shaping the Future

At Qualcomm, we're committed to engineering human progress by delivering intelligent computing everywhere. We're passionate about harnessing the power of technology to transform industries and improve lives. Our early career programs offer limitless opportunities for growth, mentorship, and meaningful work. By joining our team, you'll be part of a community that's pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI, computing, and connectivity. With a global footprint spanning over 30 countries, you'll have the chance to collaborate with diverse talent and contribute to projects that are shaping the future of technology.

Our early career programs are designed to attract inventive minds, offering a platform to contribute to our long-term innovation pipeline. You'll be part of a community that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. Our programs provide real-world experience, technical skills, and professional development opportunities, empowering you to make a meaningful impact and achieve your career goals. Join us for our U.S. 2027 summer intern class!

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Role Overview

As a Qualcomm Software Engineering Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of what exists and help establish the new standards for tomorrow. You will innovate as an equal contributor on teams of world-class engineers to develop, implement, and maintain software for the most complex wireless devices in the industry today. You will leverage your computer science or engineering degree to make an immediate impact on the software development life cycle of one of Qualcomm’s numerous software technologies.

This internship supports the Software Engineering track. Based on your resume you will be aligned to projects within this track.

Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field

Must be available for 11–14 weeks during Summer 2027 (May–September)

Expected graduation date of November 2027 or later

1+ years of academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, or Python

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates actively pursuing a degree with an anticipated graduation between November 2027 and June 2028

Extensive programming in C/C++

Object-oriented software design and development

Distributed systems and networking protocols

Multi-threaded programming

Multi-core and multi-processor systems

System performance optimization

Experience in complex software debugging

Knowledge of modeling concepts (e.g., discrete event simulation, polyglot programming)

Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., bridging, routing), especially in Linux

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Job Type

Full time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

3095748