Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves providing technical expertise for software systems and supporting customers with product demonstrations, design, development, and maintenance of Qualcomm products.
What you'll do
- Provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations for business development, customer training, and product demonstrations.
- Collaborate with teams and customers to identify problems, debug issues in customer design software systems, and recommend solutions.
- Drive system architecture and feature-specific customizations tailored for customer requirements from proof of concept to commercial launches.
- Assess potential application of company products, prepare product specifications, and disseminate technical information on specific software areas.
- Troubleshoot issues regarding software tools and products.
- Write detailed product technical documentation, application notes, and FAQs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience; OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience; OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
- 1+ year of any combination of academic and/or work experience with debugging techniques.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 3 years of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience.
- 1 year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with leadership.
- Experience in a customer-facing role.
Skills: technical expertise of software systems, customer training, debug issues in customer design, system architecture, customer requirements
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This role has been open 43 days — well below the 54-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
85
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Median days open
54 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$176k
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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 (85 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 85 |
| Median days open | 99 d | 54 d (+45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $176k |
Skills observed across this category: technical expertise of software systems, customer training, debug issues in customer design, system architecture, customer requirements
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 13 open roles · median 36 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 37 d
- Microchip Technology · 10 open roles · median 78 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 98 d
- AMD · 9 open roles · median 49 d
- Arm Holdings · 5 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 85 open Applications FAE (Systems Software) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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. Figures refresh nightly.