Data Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
San Diego, CA Posted 22 days ago Apply by Nov 8, 2026 $132,000–$198,000 / year
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TL;DR

Qualcomm is hiring a Staff Data Engineer to join its Information Technology Group, where you will design and build a scalable data platform using Databricks Lakehouse as the core foundation. Your daily tasks include developing reusable data frameworks, shared components, and standardized pipelines that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases. You will focus on reliability, governance, developer productivity, and intelligent automation while contributing to architectural decisions and setting data standards. The role requires hands-on experience with Java or Python programming, SQL or NoSQL databases, and a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms. Ideal candidates have extensive background in building and operating data platforms, proficiency in AWS and Databricks Lakehouse technologies, and strong communication skills for driving adoption across teams.

Skills

Databricks AWS Python Delta Lake Unity Catalog SQL NoSQL CI/CD Kafka Spark Hadoop Terraform Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Snowflake Redshift PostgreSQL MongoDB Kubernetes Docker Airflow Vault Fivetran HVR Data Lineage Tools AI/ML Platforms

What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable batch and streaming data pipelines.
  • Develop reusable data engineering frameworks and libraries for ingestion and transformation.
  • Implement AI-based techniques to automate and optimize data workflows.
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across shared platforms.
  • Define and monitor service level indicators/objections for data platform availability.
  • Apply AI-assisted monitoring to proactively detect operational anomalies.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of IT-related work experience or 7+ years without a Bachelor’s degree.
  • 3+ years of programming experience in Java and/or Python.
  • 3+ years of experience with SQL or NoSQL databases.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including IAM, networking, and multi-account setups.
  • Proven experience with Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
  • Solid understanding of data modeling, storage formats, schema evolution, and query performance.
  • Experience implementing automation in data pipelines using rule-based or AI-assisted approaches.

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $156,900–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 595 open roles on FindRole.

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