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Staff / Senior Staff Engineer, Server CPU Software Test Engineer

Qualcomm · Austin, TX, US

Qualcomm is hiring a staff Staff / Senior Staff Engineer, Server CPU Software Test Engineer in Austin, TX, US.

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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/ 100
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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($155k vs $138k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 5% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (22% appear duplicated)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers job market

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

  • 917Active postings
  • 27Posted this week
  • 314Open 30+ days34% of active
  • 53Remote / hybrid6% of active
  • 6%List salary59 of 917
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $155kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 22dMedian agep90 67d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering667$154k n=48—
QA / Test206$165k n=10—
Accounting4——
VP2——
Backend1——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Intern30——
Contract28$166k n=10—
Full-time23$148k n=20—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing585$169k n=18—
Technology517$154k n=48—
Government / Public Sector197$169k n=7—
Professional Services116$125k n=17—
Healthcare63——

Top categories

  • Engineering667
  • QA / Test206
  • Accounting4
  • VP2
  • Backend1
  • Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

  • Python83
  • Agile54
  • Linux53
  • REST44
  • Java34
  • Git31
  • C++30
  • Azure20

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing585
  • Technology517
  • Government / Public Sector197
  • Professional Services116
  • Healthcare63
  • Financial Services55

Employment mix

  • Unspecified836 · 91%
  • Intern30 · 3%
  • Contract28 · 3%
  • Full-time23 · 3%

Top hiring companies

Category
Engineering
Source
careers.qualcomm.com
Original link
https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446716873605
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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