Sr. Staff Engineer, CPU Software Test Engineer (Server)

Qualcomm · Markham, CA, US

Qualcomm is hiring a staff Sr. Staff Engineer, CPU Software Test Engineer (Server) in Markham, CA, US. What you'll do: hiring and deployment / devops, work across the mobile, security, and compliance domains. Qualifications: 8+ years of experience, a PhD, and familiarity with Python, Java, C++, and REST.

Hiring signals for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

SOC 15-1253 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

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Stable

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Job Market Score

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Pay matches the national median ($148k vs $136k national)
Few reposted listings (22% appear duplicated)
Slow inflow of new postings (only 28% from the last 14 days)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers.

965Active postings
22Posted this week
282Open 30+ days29% of active
56Remote / hybrid6% of active
5%List salary46 of 965
0%Hourly0 of disclosed
$148kMedian annual (max)
—Median hourly (max)
15dMedian agep90 60d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Engineering	698	$152k n=37	—
QA / Test	217	$132k n=7	—
Accounting	4	—	—
VP	2	—	—
Backend	1	—	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Intern	30	—	—
Contract	25	$146k n=6	—
Full-time	22	$143k n=17	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Manufacturing	614	$169k n=14	—
Technology	536	$148k n=38	—
Government / Public Sector	211	$169k n=5	—
Professional Services	119	$122k n=12	—
Healthcare	66	—	—

Top categories

Engineering698
QA / Test217
Accounting4
VP2
Backend1
Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

Python91
Agile53
Linux50
REST44
Java37
Git32
C++31
AWS19

Top sectors

Manufacturing614
Technology536
Government / Public Sector211
Professional Services119
Healthcare66
Financial Services59

Employment mix

Unspecified888 · 92%
Intern30 · 3%
Contract25 · 3%
Full-time22 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Category: Engineering
Source: careers.qualcomm.com
Original link: https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446717262500
ATS: Workday
Posted: 1 week ago (2026-04-26)
Status: active

Skills: Python, Java, C++, REST

Topics: Mobile, Security, Compliance

Activities: Hiring, Deployment / DevOps

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