Linux Tool Software Engineer, Sr.

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking an Engineer to design and develop CI/CD systems, enterprise tooling, and quality processes for thousands of developers.

You will work across the Linux Tools, Integration, and Process team with cross-functional partners to enable scalable end-to-end software delivery. You will collaborate with teams in San Diego and India, contribute to automation and testing, and participate in deployment activities across a global ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year of software engineering experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of programming in C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop processes, software, and tools including front-end applications, backend services, databases, middleware APIs, microservices, and standalone solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to verify and debug issues and participate in design/optimization activities.
• Work with teams in San Diego and India on feature requirements, design, roadmaps, and schedules.
• Participate in application scale-up and deployment activities across the global ecosystem.
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and propose automated testing solutions.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

SW automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Info Systems/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/Info Systems/CS

PhD in Engineering/Info Systems/CS

Tools

MongoDB

SQL

Elastic Search

GitHub

Gerrit

Perforce

ClearCase

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

The Linux Tools, Integration, and Process team is seeking a talented Engineer to design and develop CI/CD systems, enterprise-level tooling, and quality processes that empower thousands of developers across the company. This role offers a dynamic, collaborative environment where you will work on cutting‑edge technology and interact with cross‑functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and develop processes, software, and tools, including:
  • Front‑end applications
  • Backend services
  • Databases
  • Middleware API endpoints
  • Microservices
  • Standalone solutions
• Interact closely with cross‑functional teams to verify and debug issues and features, and engage in design and optimization activities.
• Work closely with teams in San Diego and India on feature requirements, design, roadmaps, and schedules.
• Participate in application scale‑up and deployment activities across the global ecosystem.
• Perform code reviews, developer and unit testing, and propose automated testing solutions.

You will work in high level languages to manipulate source code and data to enable our large‑scale automated end‑to‑end operations. You will also develop integrations with engineering tools and systems, perform administration and scripting activities in Linux environments, review data (MongoDB, SQL, Elastic Search) to troubleshoot, work with IT/release engineering to investigate issues in SCM environments and provide direct user support to our compliance and legal teams for integration issues. You will interact directly with end‑users and stakeholders across the company to resolve problems, provide information to the internal team and follow up with customers to provide support. You will be required to learn and understand the workflows and process in place for our complex software development lifecycle, continuous integration, release and deployment systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in SW automation and enterprise CI/CD environments
• 2+ years of experience in C#, C or Python based tools development
• 1+ years of experience in working directly with a major SCM tool and automation (Github, Gerrit, Perforce, ClearCase, …)

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e‑mail disability‑[e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll‑free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$117,800.00 - $176,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.