Senior Staff Server CPU Software Test Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXBoxborough, MAHillsboro, ORNCRedmond, WASan Diego, CA
Salary
$180,600–$271,000 / yr
Posted
169 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 22, 2026

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $210k
This role $226k
$150k most similar roles pay here $284k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $182,406–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $226k versus about $210k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Server CPU Software Test Engineer

Staff / Senior Staff Engineer, Server CPU Software Test Engineer joins the software engineering team to design, develop, and validate embedded and cloud edge software for high-performance products. The role involves creating firmware test plans, developing automated test suites, and performing manual testing across mobile, compute, and automotive environments. Key responsibilities include managing requirements traceability, supporting bring-up and debug activities, and ensuring operating systems meet power and performance goals. Candidates will utilize programming languages including C, C++, Java, and Python to build automation for server platforms. The work involves validating software at component, integration, and system levels while focusing on server firmware standards and open-source implementations for x86, ARM64, and RISC-V 64bit architectures. This position addresses the critical challenge of ensuring production-level software readiness and reliability within complex data center server environments.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated software and firmware test suites for functional, integration, and system levels.
  • Create comprehensive software/firmware test plans that address requirements traceability and test coverage.
  • Manually test the customer experience of hardware and software deployment in mobile, compute, and automotive environments.
  • Develop Quality Engineering and Release engineering processes with a focus on continuous integration and deployment.
  • Perform workload analysis and create models to ensure production-level software readiness.
  • Execute bring-up, debugging, and diagnostics in collaboration with multiple engineering teams.
  • Optimize existing operating systems for improved power and performance based on customer usage environments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 6+ years of experience.
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of experience.
  • PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of experience.
  • At least 3 years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • 8+ years of experience in Software/Firmware Validation is preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of software test engineering experience with a focus on Data Center Servers.
  • Experience in software/firmware test automation and developing automated test cases for server platforms.
  • Experience with operating systems such as Ubuntu Server, RHEL, SUSE, or Windows Server.

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