Senior SBOM Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$117,800–$176,600 / yr
Posted
16 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 17, 2027

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Below market

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

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TL;DR · Senior SBOM Engineer

As a Senior SBOM Engineer on the Open Source Engineering team, you will drive open source compliance, Software Bill of Materials governance, and software supply chain assurance across diverse products. You will analyze complex systems to identify third-party components, generate and validate SBOMs in SPDX and CycloneDX formats, and investigate transitive dependencies and supply chain risks. The role involves developing automation and tooling to integrate compliance controls into development, build, and CI/CD workflows while collaborating with legal, security, and product teams. You will utilize Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Go, or Rust within Linux environments using Git and various package management systems like Yocto, Gradle, Maven, npm, and pip. Your work addresses the critical challenge of ensuring secure software releases through rigorous license analysis and automated compliance tracking for embedded, mobile, and cloud-based products.

What you'll do

  • Perform open source and third-party software reviews including license, dependency, and distribution analysis.
  • Generate, analyze, and validate SBOMs using industry-standard formats like SPDX and CycloneDX.
  • Investigate software composition, transitive dependencies, and potential supply chain risks.
  • Develop automation and tooling to improve compliance efficiency and scale SBOM generation.
  • Integrate compliance controls into development, build, and CI/CD workflows.
  • Support customer, regulatory, and audit requests regarding open source disclosures.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and developer guidance.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or Master's/PhD with appropriate experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, open source compliance, application security, DevSecOps, or related fields.
  • 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with at least one other language like C/C++, JavaScript, Go, or Rust.
  • Strong Linux fundamentals and experience with Git and modern source-control workflows.
  • Experience with build systems and package management ecosystems including Yocto, Gradle, Maven, npm, or pip.
  • Knowledge of open source licensing, compliance principles, and experience generating or validating SBOMs.
  • Familiarity with SPDX, CycloneDX, VEX, or tools like Black Duck, FossID, ScanCode, ORT, Syft, or Snyk (preferred).

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