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Security Compliance Backend Software Engineer (Staff Level)

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$141,300 - $211,900 per year

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

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced backend engineer to architect, build, and deploy a new enterprise-grade core service focused on security compliance automation. The role involves owning the backend infrastructure and services for the automated compliance solution, collaborating with various teams, and tackling complex problems to create innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend software development and a strong understanding of DevOps practices. This position offers an opportunity to influence process improvements and contribute to critical production services.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 2+ years.
  • 2+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • 8+ years of experience with the full life cycle of backend software development and deployment of critical production services.
  • Familiarity with DevOps paradigms and hands-on experience in containerization/Docker, orchestration/Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code/Terraform.
  • Expertise in a Cloud platform, ideally AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

  • Own the entire backend infrastructure and services for the automated compliance solution.
  • Architect, design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend services supporting security compliance automation.
  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and observability systems.
  • Collaborate closely with IT, product management, product development, product releases, tools development, and security teams.
  • Tackle open and ambiguous problems to forge innovative new solutions.

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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