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versus about
$180k
for comparable roles.
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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Listed pay typically runs
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As a Principal Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure, you will join the backend team to design and implement scalable systems for an AI-driven Video Surveillance as a Service platform. You will build robust, extensible infrastructure, develop reusable frameworks, and create APIs to support rapid growth and evolving demands of connected devices. Your daily work involves designing data models and pipelines for video metadata, analytics, and real-time search while ensuring system reliability and observability. The role requires proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, Go, or Node.js. You will utilize technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, and Git within CI/CD pipelines. Preferred skills include experience with distributed systems, microservices, cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack to manage complex video streaming and media processing.
WAF
Distributed Systems
Java
Go
Python
C++
Rust
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Infrastructure-as-Code
REST APIs
HTTP/HTTPS
TLS
Security Analytics
Edge Computing
Zero Trust
Identity and Access Management
Distributed Systems
Java
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Linux
Windows
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms
RDMA
Telemetry
Security Engineering
High Availability
Scalability