Qualcomm
VP, Engineering - Data Center CPU Software
$303K–$455K
Santa Clara, California · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of relevant engineering experience; 6+ years of leadership experience. Preferred: 20+ years and 10+ years, respectively.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field of study.
About the job
Leads the software, firmware, platform enablement, and system architecture needed to develop and deploy Qualcomm data center platforms from silicon bring-up through hyperscaler and enterprise customer readiness.
What you'll do
- Own software architecture, development, integration, and roadmap across CPU platforms, networking, management, and cluster-scale infrastructure.
- Build and lead a global software engineering organization; establish delivery practices, quality gates, and release discipline.
- Partner with internal teams and strategic customers to deliver data center solutions and guide system-level decisions.
What they ask for
- 15 or more years of software engineering, systems software, infrastructure software, or data center platform development experience.
- 6 or more years of leadership experience managing software engineering teams, technical leaders, and complex cross-functional execution.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field of study.
Nice to have
- 20 or more years of relevant software engineering or data center platform development experience; 10 or more years of leadership experience.
- Master’s or PhD degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field of study.
Pay
USD $303,200.00 - $454,800.00 (base salary)
Tools
CPU, networking fabrics, storage integration, BMC, OS, hypervisor, compilers, runtimes
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