Senior Full Stack Software Engineer – CAD Infrastructure Team

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Qualcomm's CAD Infrastructure team develops and operates mission-critical engineering platforms used by thousands of engineers across CPU, DSP, AI, SoC, Physical Design, Verification, and Software organizations. We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design, build, and scale modern web applications, automation platforms, data services, and AI-enabled solutions that improve engineering productivity across the company.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys working across the full technology stack-from intuitive front-end user experiences to highly scalable backend services, cloud-native infrastructure, data platforms, and AI-driven workflows.

You will collaborate closely with engineering teams, technical program managers, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure architects to deliver tools that are used daily by Qualcomm's engineering community.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade full stack applications used across engineering organizations.
• Build modern web UIs using React, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python, Node.js, FastAPI, Express, or similar technologies.
• Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Build and optimize large-scale data platforms leveraging SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Develop automation workflows for engineering productivity, infrastructure management, analytics, and reporting.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to deploy and operate applications in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Build dashboards, reporting platforms, and data visualization tools.
• Integrate AI/ML and LLM technologies into internal engineering workflows where applicable.
• Drive software architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering excellence across the team.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, reliability, and security issues in production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business and engineering requirements into technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience building and deploying full stack web applications.
• Expert-level programming skills in Python.
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience developing modern front-end applications using React.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting EDA, CAD, semiconductor design, verification, or high-performance computing environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, or cloud-native platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
• Experience building data analytics and reporting solutions.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Splunk, or observability platforms.
• Experience with LSF, Slurm, or distributed job scheduling systems.
• Experience developing AI/LLM-powered applications and integrations.
• Experience with authentication frameworks such as OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, or Active Directory.
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers.

Technical Skills

Front End

• React
• TypeScript
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• Redux / Zustand
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Material UI / AG Grid
• Modern UI/UX design principles

Back End

• Python
• FastAPI
• Node.js
• Express.js
• REST APIs
• GraphQL

Databases

• MongoDB
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Redis

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Git
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Linux
• Terraform (preferred)

Data & Analytics

• SQL
• Elasticsearch
• Kibana
• Splunk
• Data Pipelines

AI & Emerging Technologies

• LLM Integration
• RAG Architectures
• Agentic AI Systems
• Vector Databases

What Success Looks Like

• Deliver highly scalable platforms used by thousands of engineers.
• Increase engineering productivity through automation and self-service solutions.
• Improve reliability, performance, and observability of critical infrastructure services.
• Lead architectural decisions for next-generation CAD infrastructure platforms.
• Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards across the organization.

Why Qualcomm CAD Infrastructure?

Join a team responsible for building the platforms that enable Qualcomm's world-class semiconductor and AI products. Your work will directly impact engineering efficiency, design productivity, and innovation across multiple generations of Snapdragon and other leading technologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

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Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

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