Full Stack Software Engineer, Staff
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 21
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's CAD Infrastructure team develops and operates mission-critical engineering platforms used by thousands of engineers across CPU, DSP, AI, SoC, Physical Design, Verification, and Software organizations. The team builds web applications, automation platforms, data services, and AI-enabled solutions that improve engineering productivity across the company. This role is a full stack engineering position spanning React/TypeScript front ends, Python and Node.js backend services, data platforms, Kubernetes-based deployment, and AI/LLM integration into internal engineering workflows.
What you will do
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade full stack applications used across engineering organizations.
- Build modern web UIs using React, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
- Develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python, Node.js, FastAPI, Express, or similar technologies.
- Design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Build and optimize large-scale data platforms leveraging SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Develop automation workflows for engineering productivity, infrastructure management, analytics, and reporting.
- Partner with infrastructure teams to deploy and operate applications in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
- Build dashboards, reporting platforms, and data visualization tools.
- Integrate AI/ML and LLM technologies into internal engineering workflows where applicable.
- Drive software architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and best practices.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering excellence across the team.
- Troubleshoot performance, scalability, reliability, and security issues in production environments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business and engineering requirements into technical solutions.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong experience building and deploying full stack web applications.
- Expert-level programming skills in Python.
- Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.
- Experience developing modern front-end applications using React.
- Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and distributed systems.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
- Experience with Git-based development workflows.
- Experience working in Linux environments.
- Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting EDA, CAD, semiconductor design, verification, or high-performance computing environments.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, or cloud-native platforms.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
- Experience building data analytics and reporting solutions.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Splunk, or observability platforms.
- Experience with LSF, Slurm, or distributed job scheduling systems.
- Experience developing AI/LLM-powered applications and integrations.
- Experience with authentication frameworks such as OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, or Active Directory.
- Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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