Sr. Staff Engineer

As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products. You will create software/firmware test plans, design, develop, execute and maintain automated test suites, and manually test customer experience. You will also assist in quality engineering processes, achieve production-level software readiness, and focus on optimizing operating systems for power and performance.

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience (or Master's with 5+, PhD with 4+)
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python
• Design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs
• Analyze user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize sophisticated software
• Design and implement software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems
• Lead design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules
• Perform highly complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triage and fix issues
• Collaborate with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers)
• Write detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects

Good to Have

• 12 years+ of demonstrated software test engineering experience
• Strong understanding and experience in software/firmware test automation techniques
• Strong programming skills with experience in C and/or Python programming languages
• Extensive experience working with operating systems like Windows, Linux and Android
• Experience developing automated software/firmware test cases for mobile, compute and/or automotive platforms
• Experience testing for production quality software, on schedule
• Experience in release engineering, continuous integration and continuous development environments

Perks & Benefits

• World-class health benefit options providing world-class coverage to employees and their eligible dependents
• Programs designed to help employees build and prepare for a financially secure future
• Self and family resources to help build emotional/mental strength and resilience, as well as define purpose
• Wellbeing programs and resources to support employees Live+Well and Work+Well
• Continuous learning and development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentorships

Job Posting Date

2026-01-02

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Job Overview

• Create software/firmware test plans, addressing requirements traceability matrix and test coverage, with respect to feature requirements
• Design, develop, execute and maintain automated software/firmware test suites for the purpose of verifying quality and compliance of Qualcomm products at functional, integration and system levels
• Manually test, where appropriate, the customer experience of installation and deployment of Qualcomm hardware and software in a mobile, compute and automotive environment.
• Assist in the creation of a Quality Engineering/Release engineering process with emphasis on continuous integration and continuous development
• Assist in achieving production-level software readiness, implement customer use-cases, workload analysis models, workload creation, and collaborating with other teams on bring-up/debug/diags
• Focus on ensuring that existing Operating Systems and customer usage environments run well, while identifying strong opportunity for enhancements, from a power and performance perspective.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 years+ of demonstrated software test engineering experience
• Strong understanding and experience in software/firmware test automation techniques
• Strong programming skills with experience in C and/or Python programming languages
• Extensive experience working with operating systems like Windows, Linux and Android
• Experience developing automated software/firmware test cases for mobile, compute and/or automotive platforms, supporting bring-up and production SW releases
• Experience testing for production quality software, on schedule, particularly in an organization that delivers software to enable SOC (System-On-Chip) solutions
• Additional Asset qualification: Experience in release engineering, continuous integration and continuous development environments

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize sophisticated software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.
• Leads design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure that projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Performs highly complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to increase leverage and design solutions that work with other components of a specific project.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Perks and Benefits

Health

Qualcomm offers a world-class health benefit option providing world-class coverage to employees and their eligible dependents.

Wealth

Our programs are designed to help employees build and prepare for a financially secure future.

Self

Our self and family resources help you build emotional/mental strength and resilience, as well as define your purpose — in life and at work.

Wellbeing

Qualcomm’s wellbeing programs and resources offer support to help employees Live+Well and Work+Well, so they can unlock their full potential at home, at work, and everywhere between.

Unlock Your Limitless Potential with Qualcomm

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