$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role designs, develops, modifies, and validates embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and utility programs.
What you'll do
- Support the design, development, modification, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software and applications.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to design and implement software features for products and systems.
- Participate in coding, unit testing, minor debugging fixes, and integration efforts to meet project schedules.
- Assist in code reviews, regression tests, and issue triaging to maintain code quality.
- Write technical documentation for software projects.
- Lead projects and guide team members by setting expectations, providing constructive feedback, and supporting skills growth.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of software engineering experience (or Master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years).
- 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- 7 years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- 4 years of experience with database management software.
- 2 years of experience with APIs.
- 2 years of work experience with Git, Perforce, or source code management systems.
Skills: C, C++, API, display, embedded
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First seen in our index 57 days ago, below the 66-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
704
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Median days since first seen
66 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (704 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 169 | 704 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 731 | 6684 · 161 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 80 d | 66 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: C, C++, API, display, embedded
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 171 open roles · median 57 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 163 open roles · median 86 d
- AMD · 61 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 33 open roles · median 15 d
- Mobileye · 23 open roles · median 98 d
- Keysight Technologies · 15 open roles · median 40 d
How we counted: 704 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 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.