Staff Software Engineer

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm's Open Source Engineering (OSEng) team enables Qualcomm to use, contribute to, and distribute products with open-source software. OSEng influences policy, analyzes software composition, and builds and maintains the tooling and infrastructure that supports these activities. The team has multi-disciplinary experience and skills, spanning full-stack development, infrastructure, and compliance.

Your work will include developing web applications, services, automation, and workflows to generate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), optimize the open-source review process, and support open development at Qualcomm. You will develop the applications and systems that power these efforts. This includes integrating with engineering tools and systems, troubleshooting and scripting in a Linux environment, reviewing data to troubleshoot issues, and working with IT and release engineering to investigate problems in engineering environments. You will interact directly with end-users and stakeholders across the company to resolve problems, gather requirements, and provide support to our compliance, legal, and product engineering teams.

Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and support full-stack web applications and services
Build and extend automation and workflows to optimize the open-source review process
Collaborate with end-users to gather requirements and resolve issues

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.

Required Skills
Strong Python web development experience
Expertise with Django and React
Experience building asynchronous task pipelines with Celery and RabbitMQ
Solid SQL skills; experience with PostgreSQL preferred
Proficiency with Git
Comfortable working in a Linux environment, including shell scripting and troubleshooting
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Proactive and self-directed, with a strong sense of ownership over the quality and outcomes of your work
Detail-oriented with the ability to document issues and resolutions clearly

Preferred Skills
Experience with the open-source ecosystem, license compliance tooling (FOSSID, ScanCode-toolkit), and SBOM standards (SPDX, CycloneDX)
Experience with additional frontend frameworks (Redux, RTK)
Experience with Docker and writing Dockerfiles
Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration
Understanding of open-source licensing models and compliance workflows
Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or Prefect
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Experience developing applications using LLMs or agentic frameworks

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
3-5 years of relevant software development experience
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle
Understanding of web service, application, and microservice architectures

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$134,800.00 - $202,200.00

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