Sr Staff Software Application Engineer
Qualcomm · San Diego, CA
$157,600–$236,400from the description
Jul 13, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A customer-facing engineering role focused on display software for IoT devices such as home appliances, cleaning robots, and media products. The position involves supporting global OEM partners — primarily in China, the US, Korea, and Taiwan — with integration, debugging, and bring-up of display subsystems on Android/Linux platforms. Candidates should have deep expertise in display interfaces, Android display architecture, and low-level debugging.
Senior level · 6+ years · San Diego, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8 people in the San Diego, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (mobile application developers). range 2–15
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 $166,860 (middle half $131,418–$198,246). 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 (8)
The role blends hands-on software/display engineering with customer-facing applications engineering (supporting OEM partners globally), making it a genuine hybrid between 15-1252 Software Developers and 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts; 15-1252 was chosen because the primary technical work is display software development and debugging rather than business/systems analysis.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting; San Diego, CA (Qualcomm HQ) is assumed as the most likely work location.
Display interface standards (DSI/eDP/DP/HDMI) are listed as a single interchangeable requirement in the Required section; DSI is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
The minimum total experience requirement varies by degree level (6 years with Bachelor's, 5 with Master's, 4 with PhD); 6 years is used as the minimum.
The '3+ years of C/C++/Java/Python' and '3+ years of debugging' appear in the Minimum Qualifications section (hard gates); the '5+ years' versions of the same requirements appear under Preferred Qualifications — the higher figures are treated as preferred, not required.
Qualcomm MSM platform experience is explicitly called 'a big plus' under Preferred Qualifications.
LXC is mentioned in the Required section as part of an OS knowledge list ('Linux/Android/LXC OS') but reads more as contextual stack knowledge than a hard gate; it is marked preferred given the ambiguity.
Annual bonus and RSU grants are offered in addition to the stated salary range.
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