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This role pays less than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$119,500–$177,250
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$124k
versus about
$148k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has
575 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$147,900–$221,900
across 550 roles with salary data.
The Software Engineer joins the Software Engineering group to prototype, design, develop, and support the commercialization of embedded and cloud software solutions for agentic mobile use cases. The role involves adding features to the Android Platform stack across the Application Layer, Middleware, and Native layers while integrating on-device LLMs and on-device vector DBs. Candidates must utilize C++, Java, Kotlin, or Rust, along with Python for AI/ML software development. Required technical skills include data structures, algorithms, operating system concepts, concurrency, and git. Specific experience with Android SDK, NDK, HALs, and embedded Linux is necessary. The position requires expertise in on-device AI frameworks like TFLite, PyTorch edge, and the Qualcomm AI stack, alongside familiarity with ARM processors, Mobile SoC architecture, and debugging crash dumps.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
C++
Java
Rust
Python
C
Android
Linux
ARM
CI/CD
Git
SDK
NDK
Hypervisor
Virtualization
Object-Oriented Programming
Data Structures and Algorithms
API Design
Python
PyTorch
Generative AI
C++
C
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Model Quantization
Embedded Software
Android
ML Accelerators
Model Optimization
Edge Inference