Drimva

Qualcomm

Principal Server Software Integration Engineer

$221K–$332K

Santa Clara, California +6 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026

Location
Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas
Boxborough, Massachusetts
Hillsboro, Oregon
New Jersey - Remote
North Carolina - Remote
San Diego, California
Experience
8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years with a master’s degree, or 6+ years with a PhD; also 4+ years with a programming language. Preferred: minimum 15 years in embedded software integration and minimum 5 years in data center solutions.
Education
Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.

About the job

Leads end-to-end software and firmware integration for Qualcomm server reference platforms, coordinating teams and ensuring requirements are validated and releases transition to production.

What you'll do

  • Coordinate requirements traceability and cross-functional deliverables across reference-platform releases.
  • Contribute to firmware architecture and design, focusing on integration and Design For Test (DFT).
  • Partner with verification and product/program teams to validate requirements and address customer platform adoption challenges.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of software engineering or related experience; OR master’s degree and 7+ years; OR PhD and 6+ years.
  • 4+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.

Nice to have

  • Minimum 15 years of embedded software integration experience and at least 5 years focused on data center solutions.
  • Experience integrating server-platform BIOS/UEFI, BMC firmware, and operating systems for x86/ARM64/RISC-V 64bit; Linux, CI/CD, toolchains, automation, and scripting experience are also valued.

Pay

$221,100.00 - $331,700.00 USD (pay range; salary/base pay)

Tools

C, C++, Java, Python, Linux, GCC, LLVM, Jenkins

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