Software Engineer, Senior
- Toronto, ON
- On-site
- Posted Sep 3, 2026
- 1 position
$100,800–$150,800 / year
Opens an external site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
You will design and develop embedded and cloud edge software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to build tools for firmware development and chip characterization. Responsibilities include full-stack development, building CI/CD systems, and creating automated regression and QA tools to support semiconductor product lines.
Job details
Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software 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 Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces. Replacemement Position Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Qualcomm is seeking a highly motivated software engineer with a strong interest in semiconductors and hardware to join its Software Infrastructure team. In this role, you will collaborate with software, firmware, and hardware engineers to develop tools that accelerate firmware development, chip characterization, test execution, software development kit (SDK) delivery, and graphical user interface (GUI) development. You will work closely with teams across Firmware, Design Verification, Systems, Silicon Validation, Product Engineering, and DevOps. What you’ll be doing: Full stack development using JavaScript (React, Node, NextJS), Python, C, and C++, MongoDB and Postgres Building CI/CD systems (Gitlab/Github/Jenkins and custom) Building GUIs to support our silicon for internal teams Building CLIs to automate tasks and streamline processes and internal workflows Defining schemas and data organization to centralize how we collect and view data across different semiconductor technologies, product lines and hardware tests Architecting our software development kit and regression infrastructure to support all our product lines, chips, and semiconductor IPs Developing test strategies, automated regression and QA tools, performance visualization of our silicon Collecting and analyzing data on our software infrastructure to help define KPIs for improvement Working closely with team members to troubleshoot and triage issues related with new SW updates coverage Collaborate closely with other teams to collect requirements and build new tooling where necessary Track execution with standard software ticketing systems like Linear, Jira, Confluence and Git/Github/Gitlab What You'll Need: Student of B.Sc. or equivalent experience in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Communication Engineering with 2+ years of professional experience in software development with JavaScript, React, Redux, Python, and C/C++. Knowledge in Linux, software deployment, CICD and testing strategies Knowledge in basic networking Creative, motivated and value driven person It’d be great if you had: Experience with multi-platform systems, both in HW/FW/SW Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog Knowledge of communication protocols like Ethernet and PCIe Experience building open source projects Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications. Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $100,800.00 - $150,800.00 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. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
What you’ll do
You will design and develop embedded and cloud edge software solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to build tools for firmware development and chip characterization. Responsibilities include full-stack development, building CI/CD systems, and creating automated regression and QA tools to support semiconductor product lines.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 2 years of professional software development experience. Proficiency in JavaScript, Python, and C/C++ is required, along with knowledge of Linux, CI/CD pipelines, and testing strategies.
Benefits
• Annual discretionary bonus program • Annual RSU grants • Competitive benefits package
Listed skills
- Node.js · Preferred
- CI/CD · Preferred
- PostgreSQL · Preferred
- React · Preferred
- JavaScript · Preferred
- MongoDB · Preferred
- Linux · Preferred
- C++ · Preferred
- Git · Preferred
- Python · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- JavaScript
- React
- Node.js
- NextJS
- Python
- C
- C++
- MongoDB
- Postgres
- CI/CD
- Git
- Jenkins
- Linux
- Software development
- Testing strategies
- Networking
- Semiconductors
- Firmware Development
- Software Development Kits
- Design Verification
- Software Solutions
- Atlassian Confluence
- Full Stack Development
- Next.js (Javascript Library)
- Workflow Management
- Git (Version Control System)
- Digital Transformation
- REST Assured
- Self-Motivation
- C (Programming Language)
- Java (Programming Language)
- JavaScript (Programming Language)
- Data Analysis
- Software Development
- Electrical Engineering
- JIRA
- Automation
- C++ (Programming Language)
- TeleCommunications Engineering
- Communications Protocols
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Computer Engineering
- DevOps
- Sales
- Firmware
- Github
- Graphical User Interface
- Hardware Architecture
- Python (Programming Language)
Job areas
- Software
- Engineering
- Technology
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer / Engineer
- Software Developers
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