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Senior Staff, DevOps Engineering

Qualcomm

Location

Santa Clara, CA, San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/16/2026

Compensation

$190,200 - $285,400 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

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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