Platform Software Architect
$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on embedded and cloud edge software development.
About the role
As a Platform Software Architect, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
- Analyze user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.
- Design and implement software modules for large-scale products and systems.
- Lead design, coding, unit testing, debugging, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
- Perform complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triage and fix issues to ensure the quality of code.
- Collaborate with Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers to ensure solutions work with other components of a specific project.
- Write detailed technical documentation for complex Software projects.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
- 8 years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 3 years of experience with Database Management Software.
- 3 years of experience with API.
- 1 year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.
Skills: platform software architect, embedded and cloud edge software, large-scale products, software modules, system interfaces
This role has been open 19 days — well below the 53-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
923
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$229k
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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 (923 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 60 | 923 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 715 | 6028 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 53 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: platform software architect, embedded and cloud edge software, large-scale products, software modules, system interfaces
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 255 open roles · median 48 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 60 open roles · median 60 d
- AMD · 51 open roles · median 30 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 86 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 76 d
- Intel Corporation · 36 open roles · median 15 d
How we counted: 923 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.