Backend Software Engineer - Software Engineering

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

***This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship***

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 Backend Software Engineer on the Snapdragon Guardian / Compute Sentra team, you will help build the cloud services that power out-of-band device management and IoT security for our customers’ fleets — designing, developing, and validating the microservices, APIs, and event pipelines that keep devices secure, discoverable, and manageable at scale.

This is an entry-level role ideal for a recent graduate or early-career engineer who wants to grow their backend skills on a modern, cloud-native platform alongside experienced engineers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will:

• Work with a group of talented engineers to build and maintain backend microservices for the Compute Sentra SaaS platform.
• Implement REST APIs, event listeners, and data models under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to learn and uphold team standards.
• Be exposed to modern AI-assisted software development, using AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and debugging as part of our everyday engineering workflow.
• Help troubleshoot, debug, and monitor services running in our cloud environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates — product, QA, and other engineers — to deliver features end to end.
• Minimum Qualifications:
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Foundational programming experience in an object-oriented language (Java, Kotlin, C#, or similar), through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL fundamentals.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Fluent English.
• Must be able to work on-site in San Diego, CA.

Preferred Qualifications — What you will bring:

• Exposure to server-side frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot (Java) or equivalents (Flask, FastAPI, .NET).
• Understanding of REST API design and HTTP fundamentals.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Basic understanding of microservices architecture.
• Any exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Nice to Haves:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.
• Any exposure to working with AI coding assistants such as Claude or Codex.
• Coursework or projects involving distributed systems, messaging (Kafka), or event-driven design.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes (Docker, k8s).
• Awareness of Clean Code, SOLID, and sound software engineering practices.
• Interest in IoT, device management, or security.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$99,500.00 - $149,300.00

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.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.