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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Feb 14, 2026. Qualcomm scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.
Backed by NEA, Valueaddvc, Mayfield

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

***Hiring for Principal level Engineer in various Qualcomm locations in the US

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing reference platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more.

Position: Server Software Integration Engineer

As a Server Software Integration Engineer, you will take on a lead technical role within the product software team, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, software, firmware, SW/FW Verification Engineering, Configuration & Release Management, in addition to regular interfaces with software product and program management. You will be responsible for the end-to-end integration of a high-performance software stack and ensuring the successful, timely transition to production for our server products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum 15 years experience in embedded software integration role

  • Extensive knowledge and experience in SW/FW engineering with focus on datacenter solutions (minimum 5 years).

  • Experience with SW/FW integration at BIOS/UEFI, BMC firmware, Operating System for x86/ARM64/RISC-V 64bit for server platforms

  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and ability to clearly communicate requirements, problem statement and solutions that provide tangible SW/FW deliverables

  • Proven track record for innovating/improving/reducing challenges in integration through process refinements, tools integration and early and Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) measures

Good To Have:

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.

  • Proven knowledge of Linux (specifically the datacenter-based distributions), Python, and C/C++.

  • Prior exposure to integration of Opensource upstream-based code bases and experience with various code licenses

  • Prior exposure to working with various Tools and Toolchains for C/C++ such as GCC, LLVM and/or ARM compatible toolchain

  • Proven skill to on software build, deployment and test failures in embedded systems

  • Strong demonstratable experience in Automation and Scripting using C, Shell/Bash, Python, Powershell, etc

  • Demonstratable ability in building new tools/applications for firmware integration and packaging not limited to firmware stitching, signing, binary object dump, binary format, segmenting sections etc.

  • Prior experience in building and integrating various firmware in various environments such as Linux VM or Runners, docker containers and/or build infrastructure such as Jenkins, GitHub actions, Gitlab CI pipelines

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Server Reference Platform SW/FW requirements traceability among all contributing cross-functional teams

  • Contributions to FW architecture and design with a focus on smooth integration and Design For Test (DFT)

  • Cross-functional coordination of all deliverables across different releases of the reference platform

  • Works with SW Verification Engineering teams to ensure that all reference platform requirements have been validated at a component, integration, functional and system level

  • Works with PDM & PGM to understand key customers’ platform adoption challenges and drives to address them, in subsequent reference platform’s releases.

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 [email protected] 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).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

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 rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$221,100.00 - $331,700.00

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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