Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Customer Engineering

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 162,600 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Robust benefits package

Job summary

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join their Customer Engineering team in San Diego. This role requires strong software development skills and emphasizes embedded systems development across various product integration phases.

Candidates should be skilled in C/C++ and Python, with extensive experience in embedded systems. Full-time onsite work is required. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $162,600 to $244,000, and a robust benefits package is also included.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience required.
• Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.
• 6+ years in embedded systems is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize embedded software systems.
• Collaborate to integrate features into secure platforms.
• Analyze and debug issues across the software stack.

Skills

Embedded software development

C/C++

Python

Customer interaction

Technical documentation

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or Computer Science

Master's in relevant discipline

PhD in relevant discipline

Tools

Linux

Android

QNX

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

We are seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join our team in a Customer Engineering (CE) role. The CE team is a cross‑functional team that requires strong software development skills in addition to comprehensive communication, documentation and customer interaction competencies. This position has an emphasis on embedded software development tasking but also includes work on various phases of the product integration cycle including authoring technical documentation, collaborating with test and system engineering teams, and working closely with partners and customers to provide expertise in system design and integration. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in embedded software development but also enjoys the challenges and rewards of working directly with multiple teams to drive customer integration of QGOV products to ensure adoption by end users.

This role requires full‑time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week).

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to receive a U.S. Government security clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software systems
• Collaborate across teams to integrate features into secure government platforms
• Analyze and debug complex issues across the software stack from bootloader to application layers
• Develop comprehensive engineer‑level documentation
• Interface with customers and end users, including presenting at technical exchange meetings

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in embedded systems with a focus on any of the following subsystems: modem, BSP/bootloader, networking, compute/AI/Machine Vision, multimedia (camera, audio), platform security, virtualization
• Extensive experience on any of the following embedded platforms: mobile, robotics, automotive
• Extensive experience on any of the following software platforms: Android, Linux, QNX, microkernels/RTOS
• Expertise in the following languages: C/C++, Python
• Experience in creating engineering documentation and presentations
• Comfortable explaining complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• Must be available for limited travel

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in embedded systems with a focus on any of the following subsystems: modem, BSP/bootloader, networking, compute/AI/Machine Vision, multimedia (camera, audio), platform security, virtualization
• Deep expertise with the Linux kernel including modifying device tree and kernel configurations
• Experience writing Linux kernel drivers
• Experience with bash scripting, makefile and CMake
• Working knowledge of common embedded communication protocols (e.g. USB, PCIE, SPI, I2C, etc)
• Working knowledge of hardware principles including reading device schematics
• Knowledge of 3GPP specifications and modem architecture
• Prior experience working with government or defense-related systems
• Experience in delivering presentations or demos to customers

Pay and Benefits

Pay range: $162,600.00 - $244,000.00. 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. In addition to salary, we also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. Our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Additional Information

Applicants may contact Qualcomm Careers for more information about this role.