Principal - Mobile Handset Products
$197,000 - $295,400 USD yearly
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead software execution for mobile handset products.
About the role
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end Mobile Handset Products software execution for multiple premium-tier chipset programs.
- Drive software readiness across major milestones including architecture definition, bring-up, feature development, integration, validation, commercialization, and customer launch.
- Provide technical leadership for platform software architecture spanning HLOS, firmware, middleware, virtualization, AI, and system software technologies.
- Engage directly with strategic OEM and ecosystem partners to align roadmaps and resolve critical issues.
- Drive initiatives that improve engineering productivity, platform stability, development velocity, and software quality.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience, OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience, OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 15 years of software engineering experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
- 8 years leading managers and senior technical leaders.
- Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale commercial products in mobile, embedded, or system software environments.
- Strong expertise in operating systems, system software, platform architecture, or mobile technologies.
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary organizations across software, systems, and hardware domains.
- Track record of driving execution across geographically distributed teams.
- Experience leading flagship mobile platform programs from concept through commercialization.
- Deep understanding of Android platform development and ecosystem requirements.
- Proven success managing executive stakeholder relationships and customer engagements.
- Strong ability to balance technology innovation with business and product objectives.
Skills: mobile handset products, software execution, platform software architecture, HLOS, firmware, middleware
This role has been open 11 days — well below the 59-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
683
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$213k
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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 (683 roles · 73 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 165 | 683 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 714 | 6035 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 75 d | 59 d (+16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: mobile handset products, software execution, platform software architecture, HLOS, firmware, middleware
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 169 open roles · median 74 d
- NVIDIA · 128 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 50 d
- Mobileye · 29 open roles · median 73 d
- Broadcom · 22 open roles · median 45 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 107 d
How we counted: 683 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 73 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.