Company: QT Technologies Ireland Limited
Job Area: Engineering Group, Software Engineering
General Summary
Qualcomm’s Open Source Engineering (OSEng) team enables Qualcomm to use, contribute to, and distribute products with open‑source software. OSEng influences policy, analyzes software composition, and builds and maintains the tooling and infrastructure that supports these activities. The team has multi‑disciplinary experience and skills, spanning full‑stack development, infrastructure, and compliance.
Your work will include developing web applications, services, automation, and workflows to generate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), optimize the open-source review process, and support open development at Qualcomm. You will develop the applications and systems that power these efforts – integrating with engineering tools, troubleshooting in a Linux environment, reviewing data, and working with IT and release engineering to investigate problems. You will interact directly with end‑users and stakeholders across the company to resolve problems, gather requirements, and provide support to our compliance, legal, and product engineering teams.
Location requirement: This role requires 5 days per week onsite in our Cork office.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and support full‑stack web applications and services
Build and extend automation and workflows to optimize the open-source review process
Collaborate with end‑users to gather requirements and resolve issues
Required Skills
5+ years of relevant software development experience
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle
Understanding of web service, application, and microservice architectures
Strong Python web development experience
Expertise with Django and React
Experience building asynchronous task pipelines with Celery and RabbitMQ
Solid SQL skills; experience with PostgreSQL preferred
Proficiency with Git
Comfortable working in a Linux environment, including shell scripting and troubleshooting
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Proactive and self-directed, with a strong sense of ownership over the quality and outcomes of your work
Detail-oriented with the ability to document issues and resolutions clearly
Preferred Skills
Experience with the open-source ecosystem, license compliance tooling (FOSSID, ScanCode-toolkit), and SBOM standards (SPDX, CycloneDX)
Experience with additional frontend frameworks (Redux, RTK)
Experience with Docker and writing Dockerfiles
Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration
Understanding of open-source licensing models and compliance workflows
Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or Prefect
Experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
Experience developing applications using LLMs or agentic frameworks
Where you will be working
Cork is Ireland’s second largest economic engine and a top 20 location choice in Europe, with 39,000 people employed by over 170 overseas companies. Cork offers a growing diversity of nationalities, an excellent quality of life, and a gateway to Europe with an international airport.
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.
What's On Offer
Salary, stock, and performance-related bonus
Maternity/Paternity Leave
Employee stock purchase scheme
Matching pension scheme
Education Assistance
Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
Bicycle purchase scheme
Employee-run clubs, including running, football, chess, badminton, and many more
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Minimum 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
References to a particular number of years are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided they can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possess the required competencies.
Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Ph.D. in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Legal Statement
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. Contact the disability accommodations team for assistance.
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