Staff Program Manager
$202,000 - $303,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on Server Software teams, managing software/firmware for Qualcomm's Server Business Unit.
About the role
This Staff Program Manager role focuses on Server Software teams, managing the planning, development, and delivery of software/firmware for Qualcomm's Server Business Unit. You will collaborate with other technology areas such as HLOS, FW, BMC, Platform, SoC and Oryon CPU.
What you'll do
- Develop, define, and execute plans for software/firmware teams.
- Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization.
- Establish a clear Plan of Record commitment and drive prioritization.
- Manage program health and execution, including risk management and mitigation.
- Promote program vision and objectives within the team, ensuring program objectives are met or exceeded.
- Develop and manage the execution of the program Plan of Record for multiple medium-sized programs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
- Proven technical understanding of software deliverables and risk management/risk mitigation.
- Ability to establish rigorous execution discipline, Agile best practices, and communication processes.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- PMP Certification.
- 10 years of Program Management or related work experience.
- 2 years in chipset/firmware development, or in AI development either in an engineering or program management role.
- Agile Certification.
- 3 years’ experience using agile program management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Dashboards (Gantt charts, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
Skills: program management, software/firmware teams, Agile best practices, risk management, schedule optimization
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
39
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$195k
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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 (39 roles · 14 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 39 |
| Median days open | 32 d | 50 d (−18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: program management, software/firmware teams, Agile best practices, risk management, schedule optimization
Who's hiring in this category
- Lam Research · 7 open roles · median 38 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 6 open roles · median 56 d
- NVIDIA · 5 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 3 open roles · median 45 d
- Arm Holdings · 3 open roles · median 86 d
- Broadcom · 3 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 39 open Technical Program Management (Systems Software) roles from 14 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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. Figures refresh nightly.