Software Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $99,500–$149,300 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 20, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $157k

This role $124k

$88k most similar roles pay here $210k

This role pays less than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $136,781–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $124k versus about $157k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 590 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer

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As a #Software Engineer within the Engineering Group, you will drive AI-powered engineering productivity initiatives across large-scale software development organizations. You will be responsible for architecting and deploying agentic workflow frameworks, building automation for software development lifecycle processes, and creating engineering dashboards to track operational metrics. Your daily work involves developing AI-assisted debugging, triage, and root cause analysis workflows while defining the technical direction for engineering productivity services. To succeed in this role, you must possess proficiency in Python or C++, along with experience in system design, large language models, RAG systems, and internal developer platforms. You will solve complex problems related to software quality, CI/CD, and release engineering by integrating generative AI technologies into existing workflows to reduce manual effort and increase development velocity across multiple technical teams.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 781 postings across 68 companies.

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Skills

Python C++ Large Language Models RAG AI Agents CI/CD SDLC System Design Developer Platforms Telemetry Analytics Automation Systems Windows Driver Development

What you'll do

Design and implement AI-powered engineering productivity solutions for large-scale software development organizations.
Develop and scale agentic workflow frameworks to automate engineering tasks.
Build automation systems for software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
Create engineering dashboards, reporting systems, and operational metrics to track performance.
Enable AI-assisted debugging, triage, and root cause analysis workflows.
Define the architecture and technical direction for engineering productivity services.
Drive the adoption of generative AI technologies within internal software engineering workflows.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (preferred).
Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or comparable programming languages (preferred).
Experience building developer tools, automation systems, engineering platforms, or internal developer platforms (preferred).
Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and RAG systems (preferred).
Experience with large-scale software development environments (preferred).
Strong system design, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration skills (preferred).
Familiarity with telemetry, metrics, analytics, CI/CD, and other engineering workflows (preferred).

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