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Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 40 days ago

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TL;DR

Join Qualcomm’s Open Source Engineering team as a mid-level developer where you will design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications to generate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and optimize the open-source review process. Your day-to-day involves building automation workflows, troubleshooting in Linux environments, and collaborating with stakeholders across compliance, legal, and engineering teams. You’ll need strong Python skills, expertise with Django, experience with Celery and RabbitMQ for task pipelines, and proficiency in SQL, Git, and shell scripting. Familiarity with open-source ecosystems, SBOM standards like SPDX or CycloneDX, and workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow is a plus. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and 3-5 years of software development background.

Skills

Python Django Celery RabbitMQ PostgreSQL Git Linux Shell scripting SQL Redux RTK Docker Kubernetes Apache Airflow Prefect React SPDX CycloneDX FOSSID ScanCode-toolkit

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, maintain, and support full-stack web applications and services.
  • Build automation and workflows to optimize the open-source review process.
  • Integrate web applications with engineering tools and systems in a Linux environment.
  • Troubleshoot issues by reviewing data and collaborating with IT and release engineering teams.
  • Gather requirements and resolve problems for compliance, legal, and product engineering teams.
  • Script and automate tasks using Python, Django, Celery, and RabbitMQ.

What we're looking for

  • Strong Python web development experience with Django.
  • Expertise in building asynchronous task pipelines using Celery and RabbitMQ.
  • Proficient in SQL, preferably PostgreSQL, and Git.
  • Comfortable working in a Linux environment for shell scripting and troubleshooting.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, detail-oriented.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science.
  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and web service architectures.

Market check

Salary context

This $134,800–$202,200 range sits above 36% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$133,400$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$159,907$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 595 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 540 roles with salary data.

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