Security Compliance Backend Software Engineer (Staff Level)
$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves architecting, building, and deploying an enterprise-grade core service for security compliance automation.
What you'll do
- Own the entire backend infrastructure and services for the automated compliance solution.
- Architect, design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend services.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and observability systems.
- Collaborate with IT, product management, and security teams to turn business requirements into code.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, OR Master's degree and 3+ years, OR PhD and 2+ years.
- 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- 8 years of experience with backend software development and deployment of critical production services.
- Familiarity with DevOps paradigms and hands-on experience in containerization/Docker, orchestration/Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code/Terraform.
- Hands-on experience with on-premises and Cloud computing, with expertise in AWS or GCP.
- Working knowledge of the Cyber Resilience Act and associated compliance requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience working with or within a product security team.
- Fluency in agentic prompt and loop design.
Skills: backend software development, production services, DevOps, containerization, Kubernetes, Cloud computing
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 50-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
973
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$235k
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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 (973 roles · 85 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 62 | 973 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 715 | 6149 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 56 d | 50 d (+6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: backend software development, production services, DevOps, containerization, Kubernetes, Cloud computing
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 289 open roles · median 44 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 61 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD · 57 open roles · median 21 d
- Graphcore · 44 open roles · median 90 d
- Intel Corporation · 40 open roles · median 9 d
- Cerebras · 39 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 973 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 85 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.