Senior Director of Platform & Software Engineering

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 372,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced Senior Director of Engineering to lead software development and execution for next-generation mobile Premium Tier Handset Products.

This leader will drive cross-functional engineering strategy, platform delivery, software architecture, productization, and customer enablement across flagship mobile chipset programs. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong organizational leadership to drive complex platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience OR Master's degree with 9+ years OR PhD with 8+ years.
• 4+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Mobile Handset Products software execution for multiple premium-tier chipset programs.
• Drive software readiness across architecture definition, bring-up, feature development, integration, validation, commercialization, and customer launch.
• Establish execution strategies, operating mechanisms, and governance models for large-scale programs.
• Partner with silicon, architecture, and product teams to influence future platform capabilities.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced Senior Director of Engineering to lead software development and execution for next-generation mobile Premium Tier Handset Products.

This leader will drive cross-functional engineering strategy, platform delivery, software architecture, productization, and customer enablement across flagship mobile chipset programs. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong organizational leadership to drive complex platform