Software Development Manager – Engineering Solutions

Job Posting Date

2025-08-14

General Summary:

What’s in it for you?

Qualcomm is enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected. Qualcomm 5G and AI innovations are the power behind the connected intelligent edge. You’ll find our technologies behind and inside the innovations that deliver significant value across multiple industries and to billions of people every day.

Qualcomm engineering teams rely heavily on the latest EDA technologies to design and develop new products. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a portfolio of distributed software solutions and services for core engineering teams which are used across Chipset design lifecycle. These applications require a good understanding of the semiconductor domain and development of integrations with a variety of SoC systems.

What are we looking for?

This role requires a strategic leader with deep expertise in software development and analytics capable of driving innovation, managing large-scale platforms, fostering cross-functional collaboration across global teams and engaging senior leadership. This team handles development of software and analytics solutions enabling planning, execution and optimization of chipset lifecycle.

This role will lead a team of about 30 software developers and data engineers working on a portfolio of software products and analytics being developed by the team. The ideal candidate would be a seasoned Software Development Manager experienced in engaging with business and technical stakeholders, understanding complex problem statements, and proposing value-driven software and analytics solutions.

What will you do?

This role’s responsibilities include:

• Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Lead transformative initiatives in partnership with senior leadership and matrix teams.
• Lead and manage a team of software developers and data engineers, providing mentorship and guidance to foster professional growth.
• Provide technical expertise across a portfolio of software development and analytics projects, creating designs and performing code reviews.
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and design to implementation, testing, and deployment for a portfolio of products and services developed by the team.
• Collaborate with global teams to define project requirements, scope, and deliverables.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions and analytics that meet business objectives and customer needs.
• Implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and automated testing.
• Manage project timelines and resources to ensure successful project completion.
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.

What do we want to see?

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate some of the following skills:

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in software development, leadership and managing teams.
• Experience in defining and executing software roadmaps in alignment with senior leadership
• Strong understanding of semiconductor domain and chipset development lifecycle
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, Python or similar.
• Experience with Elastic, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Tableau, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, etc.
• Expertise in software lifecycle management, version control, and CI/CD best practices for quality, agility and security, data engineering and analytics
• Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.

OR

• 9+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.

• 4+ years in a leadership role in projects/programs.