Senior Software Engineer - Camera at Qualcomm
San Diego, CA
$116,900–$175,300from the description
Jul 12, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A camera software engineering role focused on developing and optimizing imaging features for Qualcomm's camera ISP platform, targeting smartphones, AR/VR, automotive, and IoT devices. Day-to-day work spans camera framework, HAL, device drivers, algorithm design, image quality, and performance tuning across ecosystems such as Android, Linux, and Windows. Suited to engineers with a background in embedded systems or camera software and proficiency in C, C++, or Python.
Mid level · 2+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting does not specify a work location or CBSA — Qualcomm's camera software teams are spread across multiple US sites (San Diego, San Jose, etc.); no metro could be reliably inferred.
Minimum qualification accepts a Bachelor's + 2 years, Master's + 1 year, or a PhD with no experience — 'Bachelors' is set as the degree floor since that is the lowest-degree path, but equivalent-experience substitution is not explicitly offered.
All named technologies (C/C++/Python, Android, Linux, Camera HAL, Camera ISP) appear only in the Preferred Qualifications or narrative sections, not in a hard-gate requirements block; none are marked as required.
The '2+ years programming' figure in Preferred Qualifications is tied to C/C++/Python as a group — captured on the C skill entry as the years demanded of 2 since C is listed first; the requirement is preferred, not required.
The role is framed as working under supervision with moderate influence, consistent with a Mid-level band despite the broad salary range.
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