Qualcomm
Data Center Software Program Manager, Senior
$159K–$239K
San Diego, California · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum: 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience and 8+ years of relevant development experience. Preferred qualifications also list 8+ years in Program Management, Engineering Management, Technical Leadership, or related semiconductor product development experience and 5+ years managing software, firmware, or platform execution for semiconductor or SoC programs.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
About the job
Leads end-to-end software planning, development, integration, validation, and release for next-generation Data Center SoC products, coordinating engineering teams from architecture through production.
What you'll do
- Develop and manage integrated software plans, schedules, dependencies, milestones, risks, and release plans.
- Coordinate software readiness and execution across architecture, silicon, firmware, platform software, validation, and productization teams.
- Lead readiness and milestone reviews, resolve cross-functional execution risks, and report program status to senior leadership.
What they ask for
- Direct experience managing semiconductor or SoC software development programs, including software readiness, firmware, or platform execution for complex products involving hardware-software co-development.
- Experience driving execution across architecture, silicon, firmware, validation, and software organizations through product release.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience; 8+ years of semiconductor, SoC, firmware, embedded software, system software, platform software, or related development experience.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience with ARM-based processors, server CPUs, AI accelerators, networking silicon, DPUs, NPUs, SmartNICs, or related Datacenter technologies.
Pay
$159,400.00 - $239,000.00 (USD; base salary)
Tools
Linux, ARM
AI focus
Program leadership for software development and readiness of AI accelerator and other Data Center SoC products.
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