Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Application Engineer, you will provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, product demonstrations, design and development of customer specific requirements, commercialization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers to address questions, issues, debugging, or troubleshooting regarding software systems and applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. OR
  Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
  OR
  PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

• 1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Plays a critical role in assessment of the Qualcomm developer platforms as the alpha user of developer kits and toolchains

• Files usability friction logs for developer kits

• Produces sample Code/starter templates

• Publishes task oriented golden workflows for out of box, AI, Robotics etc.

• Publishes target use case reference designs (HW/SW recipes) e.g., robotics, industrial automation etc.

• Trains Qualcomm FAEs with hands-on workshops

• Conducts hackathons, meetups, and webinars

• Engages on technical community forums (Github, Discord, Stack Overflow) and provides actionable feedback to PDMs and engineering.

• Produces videos, blogs, tutorials, demos

• Evangelizes platform

• Explores competitive toolchains/developer engagement methodologies

• Guides developers on Linux BSP, Qualcomm developer and tech tools, IDE, profilers, power etc.

• Engages ecosystem partners to develop kits and solutions

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced Software Application knowledge to provide technical expertise of software systems through technical presentations in support of business development, customer training, product demonstrations, commercialization, customization, and maintenance of Qualcomm products.

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and customer personnel to identify customer problems, debug complex issues in customer design software systems, and recommend innovative solutions.

• Drives system architecture and feature-specific customizations tailored for customer requirements from proof of concept to final product commercial launches.

• Assesses potential application of company products, prepares detailed product specifications, disseminates technical information on specific software areas, and/or troubleshoots complex issues regarding software tools and products.

• Writes detailed and complex product technical documentation, application notes, and FAQs.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.

• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.

• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.

• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$130,400.00 - $195,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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