QGOV Security Software Engineer
Qualcomm· Semiconductors· Sep 17, 2026 · 1mo ago
San Diego, California, United States of America
In office
Full-time
Mid
$130K–$175K est.
3+ years exp
Job description
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
QGOV Software Engineer with a focus on software security. A candidate will work with established teams to research, design, and implement solutions across a variety of focus areas and technologies relevant to the requirements of our government partners.
Responsibilities and Duties:
· Perform end-to-end software vulnerability research against software stacks to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
· Design and implement software tools to assist vulnerability research.
· Design and implement embedded software solutions to meet customer requirements.
· Assists in performing code reviews and regression tests as well as the triaging of issues to ensure the quality of code.
· Write technical documentation to describe software vulnerabilities and mitigations.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Active TOP SECRET clearance
· 3+ years of work experience with programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python
· 3+ years of embedded software engineering or related work experience.
· Strong understanding of calling conventions, registers usage, and memory management across x86 and ARM architectures
· Advanced knowledge of Linux operating system fundamentals
· Experience using standard Linux tools like gdb, strace, ltrace, objdump, readelf.
· Experience with Trace32/JTAG tools
· Experience with Git or other source code management systems
· Experience with Android platform tools, including Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
· Proficient user of IDA pro or Ghidra
· Experience in software based reverse engineering
· Experience in identification and remediation of security vulnerabilities
· Experience using Large Language Models (LLMs) to augment reverse engineering workflows and vulnerability discovery process.
Working Conditions:
· Full-time position with 5-day on-site requirement
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$141,300.00 - $211,900.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .
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