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Qualcomm is hiring: 994 open roles

Ashney watches Qualcomm's own careers board all day. Here is what is open right now: where, which teams, what the postings pay, what they ask for and which governments list Qualcomm as a visa sponsor.

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC · tracked since October 2026
994open roles
13countries and regions
23job types
3countries list it as a visa sponsor

Does Qualcomm sponsor visas?

Qualcomm appears on the official sponsor lists of three countries. These are the governments' own records, checked against the legal entity that hires there.

CountryOfficial recordQualcomm entityEvidenceTagged open roles
United StatesH-1B sponsorQualcomm Incorporated84 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters340
United KingdomLicensed sponsorQualcomm Technologies International LtdOn the Home Office register10
CanadaLMIA employerQualcomm Canada ULC2 LMIA positions, last 4 quarters45

What this does and doesn't mean. Being on a list shows Qualcomm has sponsored work visas in that country. It doesn't promise a given role will, so ask the recruiter before you apply.

Where Qualcomm is hiring

Open roles by country or region.

  • United States410
  • India278
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific85
  • Mexico50
  • Canada46
  • Ireland35
  • Rest of Europe25
  • Israel25
  • Singapore17
  • United Kingdom10
  • South Korea6
  • Japan5
  • + 1 more places, 2 roles

Hiring pace

Not shown for Qualcomm yet: Ashney's record of when its roles open and close isn't reliable enough to show week by week.

Which teams are hiring

Every open role, sorted into a job type by reading the whole posting, not just the title.

  • Hardware / Embedded461
  • Software Engineering240
  • Data & ML34
  • QA & Testing32
  • Technical Program Management31
  • Engineering (other)30
  • Product Management24
  • Other roles20
  • IT & Infrastructure17
  • Finance14
  • Sales14
  • Legal13
  • + 12 more types, 64 roles

What the postings pay

Only what Qualcomm's own postings state, in the currency most of them use.

$182,000

middle of the stated ranges (369 postings, per year)

$99,500–$344,600

the range most postings state (the lowest and highest 5% left out)

What Qualcomm asks for, by team

The Ashney Intelligence Engine read 974 of Qualcomm's 994 open postings and noted every skill they ask for. Shown: the technology each team's postings name most, by Ask Rate, the share of a team's postings that ask for it. Left out: each team's own core practices, everyday office and work-tracking tools, and soft skills. Only teams with 10 or more roles read.

511 of 974Qualcomm roles ask for Python, across most of its teams. If you have it, lead with it.

Hardware / Embedded

461 roles read
  • ASIC49%
  • Python46%
  • Perl32%
  • C31%
  • FPGA22%
  • C++21%

Software Engineering

240 roles read
  • C85%
  • Python83%
  • C++79%
  • Java58%
  • Linux41%
  • Git27%

Data & ML

34 roles read
  • Python82%
  • PyTorch68%
  • machine learning56%
  • C++50%
  • large language models50%
  • C47%

QA & Testing

32 roles read
  • Python91%
  • C++69%
  • C63%
  • Linux47%
  • Java44%
  • Android28%

Technical Program Management

31 roles read
  • artificial intelligence19%
  • Linux16%
  • Power BI13%
  • Tableau13%
  • machine learning10%
  • ASIC6%

Engineering (other)

30 roles read
  • C37%
  • Python37%
  • ASIC27%
  • C++17%
  • FPGA17%
  • ANSYS13%

Product Management

24 roles read
  • GPU computing29%
  • artificial intelligence29%
  • Microsoft Windows21%
  • Android17%
  • Linux17%
  • wireless networking17%

IT & Infrastructure

17 roles read
  • Linux71%
  • Python65%
  • Kubernetes47%
  • Bash41%
  • GitHub Actions41%
  • Terraform41%

Finance

14 roles read
  • Tableau79%
  • Oracle64%
  • Power BI50%
  • SAP50%
  • Alteryx14%
  • Oracle Hyperion14%

Also 10+ roles read: Sales (14), Legal (13), Operations (12) and Marketing (11).

Industries Qualcomm's postings name: semiconductors (10%), automotive (6%), Internet of Things (4%), data centers (4%) and manufacturing (3%).

Certifications named: PMP (2%), CKA (1%) and CKAD (1%).

Source: Ashney Intelligence Engine, 2 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC.

Newest roles

The 12 newest roles on Qualcomm's careers board.

Your Radar

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  • 82fitHow well the role fits you, out of 100
  • The readWhy it fits you, in plain words
  • GapWhat's missing from your CV
  • Skills 5/7Which of its skills your CV already shows
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Associate Engineer - WLAN Firmware
Qualcomm · Bengaluru, KA, IN · posted 4 days ago
Writes and debugs WLAN firmware for Qualcomm's next-generation Wi-Fi chipsets, and owns the timely fixes for customer-reported issues.
gapAsks for computer networking and firmware development, which your CV doesn't show.
Skills (5/7)✓ embedded systems · ✓ C · ✓ data structures and algorithms · ✓ computer architecture · ✓ operating systems · ✗ computer networking · ✗ firmware development
An example. On your Radar, the fit, the gap and the ticks come from your own CV.

Questions people ask about Qualcomm jobs

Answered from the data on this page.

How many jobs is Qualcomm hiring for?

994 open roles as of 2 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC.

Does Qualcomm sponsor visas?

Qualcomm is on the official sponsor records of the United States (84 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters), the United Kingdom and Canada (2 LMIA positions, last 4 quarters). Being on a record shows Qualcomm has sponsored work visas there; it doesn't promise a given role will.

Where is Qualcomm hiring?

Mostly in the United States (410 roles), then India (278), the rest of Asia-Pacific (85) and Mexico (50).

How much does Qualcomm pay?

The 369 Qualcomm postings that state pay mostly range from $99,500 to $344,600 a year, with the middle of the ranges at $182,000.

What skills does Qualcomm look for?

Python above all: 511 of the 974 Qualcomm postings the Ashney Intelligence Engine read ask for it. Hardware / Embedded roles ask most for ASIC, Python and Perl; Software Engineering roles ask most for C, Python and C++.

How Ashney knows

Ashney watches Qualcomm's own careers board all day, the same way for 46,659+ companies, and records when each role appears and when it closes. Each posting is read in full to sort it into a job type and pull out what it states (pay, years, location). Sponsor records come from the governments' published lists: US Labor Department H-1B filings, the UK Home Office register, Ireland's employment permit statistics, Canada's LMIA list and the Dutch IND register. This page is rebuilt every 6 hours.

Ashney is not affiliated with Qualcomm. Job data comes from Qualcomm's public careers board; sponsor data from government records.