Staff Android Engineer: Lead OS & Platform Innovation

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Mobile Android in San Diego, CA. This role focuses on defining and leading feature development across the Android stack, core platform, and SDKs, leveraging C++, Java, and modern languages.

Strong OS, concurrency, and ARM-based SoC knowledge are key. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, experience with embedded Linux/Android, and ownership in delivering scalable software across

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement embedded/on-device software modules and systems.
• Lead complex technical and/or product efforts across multiple engineers.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test engineers to ensure integration across components.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Data structures & algorithms

Object-oriented programming

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Information Systems

Tools

Git

Job description

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Mobile Android in San Diego, CA. This role focuses on defining and leading feature development across the Android stack, core platform, and SDKs, leveraging C++, Java, and modern languages.

Strong OS, concurrency, and ARM-based SoC knowledge are key. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, experience with embedded Linux/Android, and ownership in delivering scalable software across