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# Staff Data Software Engineer

- **Company:** Qualcomm
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $137,042.0 - $202,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Computer Engineering, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Data Processing, Information Technology, Data Programming, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3244f731e31797c5

## About the Role

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and three (3) years of experience in a related occupation.

## Description

This individual leads, plans, synthesizes ambiguous or conflicting requirements and performs the complex responsibility of the design and development of cloud pipelines for large scale Data Engine blocks that enable autonomous and self-driving vehicles and optimizes software for end to end stack reprocessing or re-simulation. Leverages expertise in Data engineering concepts, distributed systems architecture, and data pipeline implementations in cloud. Develops efficient techniques and optimizes software to process Big Data, ingest into Big Data warehouse and advanced pipelining techniques. Designs and develops microservices and deployment of them to enable multiple internal and external customers use the data platform for data processing, MLOPs, KPI analysis, AI training. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings and communicates and implements a development plan.


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