Qualys·Software Engineer

Qualys Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

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Negative

PunePosted Nov 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed at Qualys twice, and the experience mainly revolved around role fit and communication around it.

The first time was for a Lead Software Engineer path, and I cleared all the rounds. Even so, I was rejected because of a mismatch in years of experience relative to what the Lead role expected.

After that, the recruiter asked me to come back for an SSE role, and I went through the full set again. HR asked for previous employment details to proceed for an offer, so I felt like things were moving forward. Then the explanation changed to a budget issue, which was hard to reconcile with the earlier momentum. The final round also stood out because the hiring manager asked several questions that

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