Qualcomm software test engineer recruitment 2026, Hyderabad
The listing is titled Associate Engineer. The description under it names a different job. It opens by setting out what a Qualcomm software test engineer does. That work is testing. You build test cases, then validate software against them. Both names sit on the same page, and Qualcomm does not resolve the gap.
Qualcomm India Private Limited put this one up on 31 August 2026. The location line names Hyderabad, in Telangana. The job area line reads Engineering Group, and under it, Software Test Engineering.
The minimum qualification for the Qualcomm software test engineer role is a bachelor's degree. That is the whole of it. There is no batch year on the page, no percentage cut off, and no minimum years of work.
Six kinds of software you would test
Qualcomm sets out the job in one paragraph. As a Qualcomm software test engineer you design, develop, create and modify test cases. You then validate software against them.
Six kinds of software are named:
- Embedded software.
- Cloud software.
- System algorithms.
- Application software.
- Automation.
- Specialised utility programs.
Qualcomm adds one line about how the work is done. Its software test engineers work across engineering teams and functions to design and implement test plans.
Two blocks decide whether you can apply
Eligibility for the Qualcomm software test engineer listing sits in two blocks on the page. One is Minimum Qualifications. The other is Preferred Qualifications. They are not the same bar, and the difference is the whole story for a fresher.
The minimum block holds one line. It asks for a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. No experience is asked for in it.
The preferred block holds three lines:
- A master's degree in the same fields.
- A year or more of work or academic experience with a programming language. Qualcomm names C, C++, Java and Python as examples, and writes the list as an open one.
- A year or more of experience with software test or system test, developing and automating test plans or tools. Source code control systems, continuous integration tools and bug tracking tools are the examples given.
Read that middle line again. It says work or academic experience. A final year project, a college lab, a test suite you wrote for your own code: Qualcomm lets academic work count here. And it is a preferred item, not a minimum one.
The six duties on the page
The Qualcomm software test engineer duties sit in a block called Principal Duties and Responsibilities. There are six of them.
- Use your software and systems knowledge to support the design, development and modification of test cases, and the validation of the software named above.
- Design and build basic test plans, scenarios, scripts or procedures that locate a failure inside a set area of code.
- Write functional tests for features, so the feature can be checked.
- Help find, analyse and document software defects.
- Work with others in the project team on project goals and on the quality of the product.
- Help build test automations or scripts that make the team faster.
Three of those six are written as assisting or supporting work. That matches the seniority Qualcomm sets in the next block on the page.
What the first year looks like
The page carries a Level of Responsibility block. It is four lines long, and it is the clearest signal on the page about where the role sits.
- You work under supervision.
- Your decisions affect your own area of work, or your work group.
- You need to pass on basic, routine, factual information, in speech and in writing.
- Tasks take several steps. The steps can be done in different orders, so some planning, problem solving and prioritising is on you.
Qualcomm sets no minimum years on this listing. The only year counts on the page sit in the preferred block. Qualcomm has not used the word fresher either, so the Level of Responsibility block is the best guide you have.
Applying, and two notices Qualcomm prints itself
Applications for the Qualcomm software test engineer listing go through Qualcomm's own careers site, on the page for this job. That is the only route given. The listing mentions no fee.
The first notice is about agencies. Qualcomm says its careers site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies, and people being represented by an agency, are not authorised to use the site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes. Qualcomm treats any such submission as unsolicited and says it is not responsible for fees on them. So an agency offering to push your profile in for this listing is not part of the process.
The second notice is about accommodations. Say you have a disability and need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. Qualcomm gives an email address for that, disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com. A toll free number sits on its site as well. Qualcomm says that address is for accommodation requests only. It will not answer questions about application status or resumes there.
One more line sits near the bottom. Qualcomm expects employees to follow its policies, including the ones on protecting company confidential and proprietary information, so far as the law allows.
No pay is published. There is no figure, no band and no stipend on this listing. No number of openings is given either. So a package quoted for this job somewhere else did not come from Qualcomm.
Five answers from the listing
Who can apply for the Qualcomm software test engineer role?
Anyone with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field. That single line is the entire minimum. No marks bar and no graduation year is set.
Do I need testing experience already?
Not to meet the minimum. A year of testing work and a year with a programming language both sit in the preferred block. The programming line accepts academic experience, so college work counts toward it.
Where is the job based?
Hyderabad. The listing names one city and one only, and no second location appears on it.
Is there a last date to apply?
Qualcomm writes no closing date into the description. The listing data carries a valid through date of 27 February 2027, which is the date the posting itself expires.
Which languages are worth having?
C, C++, Java and Python are the four Qualcomm names, as examples rather than a fixed list. Pair one of them with a real test suite you built, because the preferred block asks for test plans and automation, not only code.
Two other Qualcomm listings and one more engineering job, all on Classic Jobs:
- The separate Qualcomm associate engineer listing for software development, which is a different job from this one.
- The Qualcomm internship in Bengaluru.
- The site reliability engineer opening at NVIDIA.
By degree, see engineering job listings, jobs open to BCA and BSc graduates, or MCA and MSc openings. Qualcomm accepts a related field too, so the listings open to other degrees are worth a look.
Every fact above is taken from the Qualcomm listing for this Hyderabad role. Open the original posting on the Qualcomm careers site.