Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

We are seeking a Senior System Engineer to join our team. You will lead system-level design, integration, and optimization across our AI-driven Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) platform. In this role, you will work on mission-critical components spanning edge devices, backend services, and both cloud and on-prem infrastructure -- ensuring the system is reliable, secure, and highly performant at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain system-level integrations between edge devices, backend services, and external systems in cloud or on-prem environments.
• Manage large-scale system deployments, configurations, and runtime operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify system bottlenecks, conduct performance tuning, and improve end-to-end reliability.
• Design and implement observability solutions, including logging, metrics, tracing, and real-time alerting, to ensure system visibility and uptime.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving device firmware, networking, storage, and backend services.
• Drive system validation, stress testing, fault tolerance testing, and infrastructure optimization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR
  Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  OR
  PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in system engineering, infrastructure, or SRE roles.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, networking, storage and system integration.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and resolve cross-layer system issues.
• Experience with cameras, IoT devices, video streaming, and media processing.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
• Knowledge of security and privacy considerations in video surveillance systems.
• Prior experience with performance, load, and stress testing in large-scale distributed system

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$180,600.00 - $271,000.00

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