Product Security Engineer, Staff

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$149,600–$224,400 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Closes
Dec 6, 2026

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Similar $193k
This role $187k
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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 745 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Product Security Engineer, Staff

Join Qualcomm Technologies as a Senior Security Engineer on the Engineering Group’s Security Engineering team, where you will play a pivotal role in product security incident response by identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities through binary analysis and collaboration with external researchers. Your daily tasks include reviewing resolutions during incident responses, assisting customers with adopting security patches, conducting internal vulnerability assessments using manual methods and automated tools, and evaluating new technologies to enhance detection and mitigation of security threats. Ideal candidates have expertise in areas such as binary analysis, secure code review, and mobile platform security, along with experience in fuzzing large codebases for vulnerability detection and knowledge of operating systems like Linux and Windows.

What you'll do

  • Conduct binary analysis to identify vulnerabilities used in active exploits.
  • Assist customers in adopting security patches for Qualcomm products.
  • Perform internal vulnerability detection and risk assessment using manual methods.
  • Evaluate new technologies and tools to enhance security vulnerability detection.
  • Engage with the security research community for coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science with 4+ years of Security Engineering experience.
  • Master’s degree in related field with 3+ years of security engineering experience.
  • PhD and at least 2 years of relevant work experience in software security audits.
  • Expertise in binary analysis, malware reverse engineering, and secure code review.
  • Experience in product security incident response and threat modeling.
  • Knowledge of mobile platform security, embedded firmware security, and automotive security.
  • Familiarity with fuzzing techniques and custom bug detection LLVM passes.

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