#Backend Software Engineer

Backend Software Engineer

Qualcomm

About the Role

As a Backend Software Engineer on the Snapdragon Guardian / Compute Sentra team, you will help build the cloud services that power out-of-band device management and IoT security for our customers’ fleets — designing, developing, and validating the microservices, APIs, and event pipelines that keep devices secure, discoverable, and manageable at scale. This is an entry-level role ideal for a recent graduate or early-career engineer who wants to grow their backend skills on a modern, cloud-native platform alongside experienced engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a group of talented engineers to build and maintain backend microservices for the Compute Sentra SaaS platform.
• Implement REST APIs, event listeners, and data models under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to learn and uphold team standards.
• Be exposed to modern AI-assisted software development, using AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, and debugging as part of our everyday engineering workflow.
• Help troubleshoot, debug, and monitor services running in our cloud environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates — product, QA, and other engineers — to deliver features end to end.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Foundational programming experience in an object-oriented language (Java, Kotlin, C#, or similar), through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL fundamentals.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Fluent English.
• Must be able to work on-site in San Diego, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to server-side frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot (Java) or equivalents (Flask, FastAPI, .NET).
• Understanding of REST API design and HTTP fundamentals.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Basic understanding of microservices architecture.
• Any exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Nice To Haves

• Excellent problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.
• Any exposure to working with AI coding assistants such as Claude or Codex.
• Coursework or projects involving distributed systems, messaging (Kafka), or event-driven design.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Exposure to containers and Kubernetes (Docker, k8s).
• Awareness of Clean Code, SOLID, and sound software engineering practices.
• Interest in IoT, device management, or security.

Compensation

• Pay Range: $99,500.00 - $149,300.00
• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
• Highly competitive benefits package.