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#Security Software Test Engineer

Qualcomm · San Diego, CA, US

Qualcomm is hiring for #Security Software Test Engineer in San Diego, CA, US. What you'll do: work across the security domain.

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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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay matches the national median ($152k vs $139k 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.

  • 925Active postings
  • 27Posted this week
  • 311Open 30+ days34% of active
  • 54Remote / hybrid6% of active
  • 6%List salary51 of 925
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $152kMedian annual (max)
  • —Median hourly (max)
  • 21dMedian agep90 65d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering673$152k n=40—
QA / Test207$165k n=10—
Accounting4——
VP2——
Backend1——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Intern30——
Contract28$166k n=10—
Full-time22$143k n=19—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Manufacturing590$169k n=16—
Technology520$152k n=41—
Government / Public Sector199$169k n=6—
Professional Services116$125k n=15—
Healthcare63——

Top categories

  • Engineering673
  • QA / Test207
  • Accounting4
  • VP2
  • Backend1
  • Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

  • Python83
  • Linux52
  • Agile50
  • REST42
  • Java34
  • C++31
  • Git30
  • AWS18

Top sectors

  • Manufacturing590
  • Technology520
  • Government / Public Sector199
  • Professional Services116
  • Healthcare63
  • Financial Services56

Employment mix

  • Unspecified845 · 91%
  • Intern30 · 3%
  • Contract28 · 3%
  • Full-time22 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Category
Engineering
Source
careers.qualcomm.com
Original link
https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446717134098
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

Topics: Security

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