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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has
621 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$147,900–$222,500
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As a Senior Staff Software Nimbus Engineer, you will lead a team to improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and software development processes while serving as a technical expert and mentor. You will design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to optimize operational performance. Your daily responsibilities include analyzing user needs, troubleshooting complex issues across sub-systems, managing project priorities, and making critical decisions based on ambiguous requirements. The role requires deep expertise in software engineering, distributed systems, and AI to build scalable solutions for 5G and RAN optimization and automation. You will collaborate with site reliability engineers and domain experts to translate telecom requirements into maintainable code. Key skills include designing robust architectures for modern cellular networks and ensuring high performance across various hardware platforms and integrated data systems.
Lead a team to improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and software development processes.
Design, develop, and modify scalable software systems for 5G and RAN optimization and automation.
Translate complex telecom requirements into robust, maintainable code in collaboration with domain experts.
Act as a technical lead by owning project outcomes and mentoring development teams on architecture.
Analyze user needs and system requirements to design solutions within specific time and cost constraints.
Troubleshoot issues by gathering and interpreting information across various sub-systems.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for large-scale software projects.
Make critical technical decisions based on incomplete or ambiguous requirements affecting multiple teams.
What we're looking for
A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and six years of experience in a related occupation.
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and eight years of progressive experience in a related occupation.
The employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
Experience designing and implementing scalable software solutions for 5G and RAN optimization and automation.
Deep knowledge of software engineering, distributed systems, and AI to deliver production-grade features.
Expertise in software architecture to meet performance and scalability demands of modern cellular networks.
Ability to translate telecom requirements into robust and maintainable code.
Experience leading teams, mentoring developers, and managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for large projects.
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MAC Layer
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Radio Communication Theory
System-on-Chip
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Cellular Communication Systems
AI
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