Location
Santa Clara, CA, San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/16/2026
Compensation
$190,200 - $285,400 per year
Job description
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff / Manager in DevOps Engineering to enhance DevOps capabilities across the organization. This role is essential for ensuring efficient software and firmware delivery through the design of robust CI/CD pipelines and effective source control management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in DevOps principles and server firmware/software ecosystems, providing both hands-on contributions and technical leadership. The position requires collaboration with development teams to standardize tools and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience, or a Master's degree with 5+ years, or a PhD with 4+ years.
- 3+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- 12+ years of experience in Software, Firmware, or Systems Engineering.
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience as a DevOps Engineer or technical leader.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
- Own and administer source control management platforms including GitLab and Perforce.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate and support requirements management and issue tracking tools.
- Develop and maintain build systems and scripts for software compilation and delivery.
- Implement and manage configuration management and automation frameworks such as Ansible and Chef.
- Enable and support static code analysis and code quality using industry-standard tools.
- Define and enforce branching strategies and release workflows for multi-team development.
- Serve as a DevOps subject-matter expert, coaching development teams on best practices.
- Collaborate with firmware and platform teams on server firmware/software stacks.
- Develop and maintain automation and tooling using Shell scripting and Python.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers in DevOps strategy.
Benefits
- Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
198
FY2026
Approval rate
98.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
59,278
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.0%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-22%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
+30%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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