The benefits are very good for interns and working there on a recurring basis ensures that you'll have a bonus if you rollover into full time. The retention rate of skilled developers is also very high as the company provides good benefits and pay.
Cons
This is the definition of the corporate grind. Perfectly fine if you enjoy going through emails, sitting through project meetings, and quietly working on your code. Experience highly varies between management however
-Amazing intern events that include surfing lessons, hackathons, Servapalooza, summer on the lawn(QSOL) events, technical talks, laser tagging, carnivals, soccer tournaments, volleyball tournaments, movie nights, and much more
-the Campus Team is great and makes the internship really fun
-You get to work on ground-breaking projects that will change the future of mobile technology
-My team treated me as a valuable member of the team
-Got to push code on a weekly basis and my features were being used by other members of my team
-Get housed in a fully furnished, luxury apartment with maid service
-Live in sunny San Diego where there are tons of things to do during the weekends with your fellow interns
Cons
- Like most tech companies, there is a lack of diversity. For example, the team that I was in did not have one female developer. However, recently, Qualcomm has made efforts to change this by holding conferences for diverse college candidates