This role pays less than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$171,000–$237,509
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$198k
versus about
$204k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has
623 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$222,500
across 603 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer — SubSystem Integration Test (SSIT) joins the AISW engineering team to serve as a shift-left quality owner for the Delegates portfolio, including ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, and TFLite/LiteRT. This role involves partnering with engineers from feature inception to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and subsystem plans. The engineer will develop automated Python and PyTest-based test suites integrated into CI pipelines while utilizing AI-assisted tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot for triage and coverage analysis. Key responsibilities include validating on-device behavior on Snapdragon SoCs using HIL infrastructure, performing root cause analysis across the ML framework to hardware stack, and managing the transition of features to QA. Required skills include Python, C/C++, JIRA, and experience with Linux, Android, and Windows platforms to ensure numerical accuracy and functional correctness in machine learning inference frameworks.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.