$93,400 - $140,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Qualcomm's Wireless R&D group is seeking an Automation Developer Engineer to design and build automation frameworks that verify and validate complex wireless systems. The role focuses on developing the Test Base Station (TBS) platform used to verify the functionality of QCT mobile chipsets.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain Python-based test automation frameworks and APIs that control configuration, start/stop, crash handling, and log collection for TBS products.
- Build and maintain a web interface for managing test execution flows and for viewing and generating test reports.
- Develop tools to debug TBS system and 3GPP protocol issues, including log parsers, KPI and statistics collectors, analyzers, and call-flow validators.
- Partner with TBS customers and test teams to integrate automation libraries into their test environments and scripts while providing ongoing support.
- Write High-Level Design (HLD) documents and automation API documentation with relevant examples.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Advanced skills in object-oriented Python, including subsystem and library development.
- Familiarity with AI-based tools and agentic workflows.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to work with distributed, cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Master's degree, or at least 1 year of software development experience.
- Experience with wireless standards including 5G NR, LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
- Familiarity with Git/Gerrit, continuous integration tools, and data analysis platforms such as Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and Power BI.
- Experience developing in both Windows and Linux environments.
- Front-end experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React, Vue, or Angular.
- Back-end experience with Node.js/Express, Python (Django/Flask), or Java.
- Knowledge of RESTful principles, HTTP/HTTPS, SQL databases, API integration, and hands-on experience with Postman.
- Experience with authentication and authorization standards such as OAuth 2.0.
Skills: Python, test automation, 3GPP, APIs, RESTful
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First seen in our index 15 days ago, well below the 59-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
336
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Median days since first seen
59 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$155k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (336 roles · 53 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 29 | 336 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 757 | 6715 · 161 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 23 d | 59 d (+36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $155k |
Skills observed across this category: Python, test automation, 3GPP, APIs, RESTful
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 35 open roles · median 62 d
- Keysight Technologies · 29 open roles · median 56 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 28 open roles · median 233 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 27 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 26 open roles · median 150 d
- Applied Materials · 24 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 336 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 53 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 13 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.