Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer for Core Infrastructure to design and implement scalable backend services and APIs for a cloud-based VSaaS platform, on-site in Santa Clara, California. This role will build infrastructure and reusable frameworks to ensure reliability, scalability, and ease of maintenance, while collaborating with AI, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. You will design and optimize data models, data pipelines, and storage for video metadata, analytics, and real-time search, and will ensure production reliability, observability, and performance using industry best practices. Participation in architectural design, code reviews, and engineering process improvements is expected. Qualifications include a bachelor's/master's/PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ / 7+ / 6+ years of software engineering respectively; strong backend skills in Go, Java, Python, or Node.js; experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design; cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure); Docker and Kubernetes; MongoDB; CI/CD and Git; proficiency in Go; experience with AI-powered platforms, computer vision or LLM agents; familiarity with video streaming, media processing, or real-time analytics; and experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accessible accommodations during the hiring process.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer for Core Infrastructure to design and implement scalable backend services and APIs for a cloud-based VSaaS platform, on-site in Santa Clara, California. This role will build infrastructure and reusable frameworks to ensure reliability, scalability, and ease of maintenance, while collaborating with AI, DevOps, and Product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. You will design and optimize data models, data pipelines, and storage for video metadata, analytics, and real-time search, and will ensure production reliability, observability, and performance using industry best practices. Participation in architectural design, code reviews, and engineering process improvements is expected. Qualifications include a bachelor's/master's/PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ / 7+ / 6+ years of software engineering respectively; strong backend skills in Go, Java, Python, or Node.js; experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design; cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure); Docker and Kubernetes; MongoDB; CI/CD and Git; proficiency in Go; experience with AI-powered platforms, computer vision or LLM agents; familiarity with video streaming, media processing, or real-time analytics; and experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accessible accommodations during the hiring process.
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