XR Software Engineer, Staff - Customer Engineering - San Diego, California, United States of America
$145,000 - $217,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supporting ecosystem partners, including enterprise solutions providers, XR technology partners, and device OEMs in creating innovative solutions using the latest XR technology from Qualcomm. You will work with pre-commercial AR and VR headsets and software technologies.
What you'll do
- Support partner demonstrations and proof-of-concept / pilot deployments.
- Architect solutions with internal Qualcomm teams to meet project requirements.
- Act as a liaison and point of escalation between Qualcomm's XR engineering team and ecosystem partner teams.
- Design, build, test, and support XR solutions end-to-end.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience; OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience; OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering or Software Development experience.
- 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- 1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.
Nice to have
- Experience with XR SDKs (Unity, Unreal, Oculus, Vive, Magic Leap, Nreal, Qualcomm).
- Android OS knowledge, with development/framework experience.
- Unity 3D development experience, knowledge of shaders and rendering pipeline.
- Camera, Display, Video, Graphics background.
- C/C++ or C# development skills.
- Experience in software design, mobile and/or XR systems architecture design, problem solving, debugging, and troubleshooting.
- Up to 3 years of experience in Embedded Software Systems.
Skills: XR SDKs, Android OS, Unity 3D, software design, customer engineering
This role has been open 80 days — well above the 52-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
81
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$170k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (81 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 11 | 81 |
| Median days open | 80 d | 52 d (+28 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $170k |
Skills observed across this category: XR SDKs, Android OS, Unity 3D, software design, customer engineering
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 11 open roles · median 19 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 79 d
- Microchip Technology · 10 open roles · median 72 d
- NVIDIA · 10 open roles · median 27 d
- AMD · 7 open roles · median 41 d
- Infineon Technologies · 6 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 81 open Applications FAE (Systems Software) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.