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Principal CPU Systems Debug Architecture/RTL Engineer

Qualcomm · Austin, TX, US

Qualcomm is hiring a principal Principal CPU Systems Debug Architecture/RTL Engineer in Austin, TX, US.

Hiring signals for Software Developers

SOC 15-1252 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

49
/ 100
Cooling

Software Developers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($185k vs $133k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 6% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (29% appear duplicated)

Software Developers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Software Developers.

  • 33,955Active postings
  • 1,173Posted this week
  • 12,418Open 30+ days37% of active
  • 4,094Remote / hybrid12% of active
  • 8%List salary2,819 of 33,955
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $185kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 22dMedian agep90 68d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering6,618$162k n=482
Full-stack1,618$203k n=214
Backend1,603$196k n=256
ML / AI Engineering1,280$207k n=191
Data Engineering867$178k n=79

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time1,125$183k n=637
Contract926$190k n=374
Intern675$160k n=33
Temporary94$160k n=53
Part-time65$116k n=46

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology21,311$190k n=2301
Manufacturing15,645$141k n=364
Financial Services4,155$196k n=301
Government / Public Sector3,077$152k n=49
Professional Services2,948$169k n=252

Top categories

  • Engineering6,618
  • Full-stack1,618
  • Backend1,603
  • ML / AI Engineering1,280
  • Data Engineering867
  • Engineering Manager715

In-demand skills

  • Python3,353
  • Java2,568
  • AWS2,504
  • Agile1,694
  • Azure1,686
  • Kubernetes1,387
  • SQL1,356
  • Go1,335

Top sectors

  • Technology21,311
  • Manufacturing15,645
  • Financial Services4,155
  • Government / Public Sector3,077
  • Professional Services2,948
  • Healthcare1,501

Employment mix

  • Unspecified31,070 · 92%
  • Full-time1,125 · 3%
  • Contract926 · 3%
  • Intern675 · 2%
  • Temporary94 · 0%
  • Part-time65 · 0%

Top hiring companies

Source
careers.qualcomm.com
Original link
https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446705056764
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
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