Drimva

Qualcomm

Linux Tool Software Engineer, Sr.

$118K–$177K

San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

Experience
2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience with a bachelor’s degree; 1+ year with a master’s degree; or no experience duration specified with a PhD. Separately, 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language.
Education
Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

About the job

Designs and develops CI/CD systems, engineering tools, integrations, and quality processes, while supporting deployment and troubleshooting across Qualcomm’s software development lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Build front-end applications, backend services, databases, APIs, microservices, and standalone tools; develop integrations with engineering systems.
  • Collaborate across teams on requirements, design, debugging, optimization, deployment, and user support.
  • Conduct code reviews and testing, propose automated testing, and administer and script in Linux environments.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field plus 2+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields plus 1+ year; or a PhD in one of these fields.
  • 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of experience in SW automation and enterprise CI/CD environments; 2+ years developing tools using C#, C, or Python.
  • 1+ years working directly with a major SCM tool and automation, such as Github, Gerrit, Perforce, or ClearCase.

Pay

$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 USD base salary

Tools

Linux, C, C++, Java, Python, C#, MongoDB, SQL

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