Staff Engineer
$141,300 - $211,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing, developing, creating, modifying, and validating embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and specialized utility programs that launch products.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and 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 sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.
- Lead design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
- Perform code reviews and regression tests, as well as triage and fix issues to ensure code quality.
- Collaborate with Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers to design solutions that work with other project components.
- Write detailed technical documentation for software projects and review documentation for junior engineers.
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 Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
- 7 years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 3 years of experience with Database Management Software.
- 3 years of experience with API.
- 2 years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
- 1 year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.
Skills: embedded and cloud edge software, software sub-systems, code reviews, hardware, systems, and test engineers, software development lifecycle
This role has been open 27 days — well below the 61-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
681
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$217k
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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 (681 roles · 73 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 165 | 681 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 702 | 6119 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 78 d | 61 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $217k |
Skills observed across this category: embedded and cloud edge software, software sub-systems, code reviews, hardware, systems, and test engineers, software development lifecycle
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 163 open roles · median 77 d
- NVIDIA · 137 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 54 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 69 d
- Broadcom · 21 open roles · median 50 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 111 d
How we counted: 681 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 73 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.