#Linux Tool Software Engineer, Sr.

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
San Diego, CA Posted 88 days ago $111,300–$166,900 / year
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TL;DR

The Linux Tools, Integration, and Process team is hiring an Engineer to design and develop CI/CD systems, enterprise-level tooling, and quality processes that support thousands of developers globally. This role involves creating front-end applications, backend services, databases, middleware API endpoints, microservices, and standalone solutions while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in San Diego and India. Responsibilities include verifying and debugging issues, participating in application scale-up and deployment activities, conducting code reviews, and proposing automated testing solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in software automation, enterprise CI/CD environments, and working with major SCM tools like GitHub or Gerrit. Proficiency in high-level languages such as C#, C++, or Python is essential for manipulating source code and data to enable large-scale automated end-to-end operations.

Skills

Python C# CI/CD Git Docker Kubernetes Terraform MongoDB SQL Elasticsearch Linux AWS Azure Microservices MVC .NET REST API Swagger Jenkins Ansible PostgreSQL Redis Nginx

What you'll do

  • Design and develop CI/CD systems and enterprise-level tooling for thousands of developers.
  • Create front-end applications, backend services, databases, and microservices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to verify and debug issues and features.
  • Participate in application scale-up and deployment activities globally.
  • Perform code reviews and propose automated testing solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in software automation and enterprise CI/CD environments.
  • Proficient in C#, C, or Python for tool development.
  • Experience working directly with major SCM tools like GitHub, Gerrit, Perforce, ClearCase.
  • Strong skills in designing and developing front-end applications, backend services, databases, middleware API endpoints, microservices, and standalone solutions.
  • Ability to interact closely with cross-functional teams for issue verification and debugging.
  • Participate in application scale-up and deployment activities across the global ecosystem.

Market check

Salary context

This $111,300–$166,900 range sits above 33% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$118,500–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000–$202,300

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 565 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$226,100 across 532 roles with salary data.

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