Qualcomm
Sr. Engineer, CPU Software Test Engineer (Server)
$134K–$202K
Santa Clara, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's: 6+ years; master's: 5+ years; PhD: 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. Also requires 3+ years with a programming language. Preferred: 5+ years in software/firmware validation and at least 5 years focused on data center servers.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and validates automated software and firmware tests for server platforms, supporting product quality, production readiness, and power and performance improvements.
What you'll do
- Create test plans and automated test suites to verify software and firmware requirements at functional, integration, and system levels.
- Support production readiness, server bring-up, debugging, diagnostics, workload analysis, and continuous integration and deployment processes.
- Evaluate operating systems and customer environments, identifying power and performance improvement opportunities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field plus 6+ years of relevant experience; or master's degree plus 5+ years; or PhD plus 4+ years.
- 3+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of software/firmware validation and at least 5 years of software test engineering focused on data center servers.
- Experience with server operating systems, automated testing, server platform releases, and BIOS/UEFI or BMC firmware integration.
Pay
$134,500.00 - $201,700.00 (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Java, Python, Ubuntu Server, RHEL, SUSE, Windows server
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