Staff Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure

Qualcomm

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$151,900–$227,900 / yr
Posted
46 days ago
Closes
Oct 19, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 557 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Backend Engineer - Core Infrastructure

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As a Backend Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will join our dynamic backend team to design and implement scalable backend services and APIs for our AI-driven Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) platform. Your responsibilities include developing robust infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams, optimizing data models and pipelines, and ensuring system reliability using industry best practices. You will work with technologies such as Go, Java, Python, or Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana. Ideal candidates have a strong background in distributed systems, microservices architecture, cloud platforms, and experience with AI-powered solutions, particularly in computer vision or real-time analytics for high-volume applications.

Skills

Go Python Java Node.js AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes MongoDB CI/CD Git Prometheus Grafana ELK stack

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs for the cloud-based VSaaS platform.
  • Develop infrastructure and reusable frameworks to ensure system reliability and ease of maintenance.
  • Optimize data models, pipelines, and storage for video metadata, analytics, and real-time search.
  • Ensure system observability and performance in production using industry best practices.
  • Participate in architectural design and code reviews to improve engineering processes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Strong backend development skills in Go, Java, Python, or Node.js.
  • Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with video streaming technologies and real-time analytics.
  • Hands-on experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
  • Experience building backend systems for high-volume, latency-sensitive applications.

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