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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering
General Summary:
The Developer Marketing team is seeking a highly organized and proactive Developer Evangelist Lead to lead and manage the planning and execution of developer-focused evangelist initiatives. This role is central to Qualcomm’s mission to engage and grow our global developer ecosystem across AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter and Compute platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Developer Marketing, Product Management, Developer Relations, and external partners to deliver impactful experiences that drive developer engagement and technology adoption.
Qualcomm Developer Marketing’s goal is to win the hearts and minds of developers around the world by providing innovative technical education, tools, resources, and inspiration to enable developer success and innovation.
You are a detail-oriented, data-driven strategist who thrives on managing complex initiatives while maintaining a clear vision for creating developer experiences that inspire and engage. Sound like you? If so, the Qualcomm Developer Marketing team is hiring.
Key Responsibilities
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Developer Evangelism Strategy
-
Define and own the developer evangelism strategy aligned with Qualcomm platform priorities, product roadmaps, and go-to-market objectives.
- Identify priority developer audiences, personas, and ecosystems across AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter, Compute, and related domains.
- Establish evangelism goals, success metrics, and KPIs (e.g., developer adoption, engagement, content effectiveness).
- Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams to align messaging, workflows, and developer journeys.
-
Represent the developer voice internally by synthesizing insights, feedback, and trends to influence product and platform decisions.
-
Team Management & Leadership
-
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Developer Evangelists, providing clear direction, prioritization, and coaching.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and developer-first thinking.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and career development planning.
- Coordinate workload across content creation, events, product launches, and ecosystem engagements.
-
Act as an escalation point for complex technical, content, or execution challenges.
-
Developer Content Definition & Execution
-
Own the end-to-end developer content strategy, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability across all developer touchpoints.
- Define, create, and guide content including:
- Technical demonstrations and reference designs
- Validated developer journeys for SW and HW platforms
- Tutorials, sample code, and “getting started” guides
- Hands-on workshops and labs for events and training
- Hackathon enablement content and challenge frameworks
- Webinars, livestreams, and technical deep dives
- Technical blog posts, articles, and thought leadership
- Technical papers and architectural documentation as inbound developer advocacy
- Ensure content is hands-on, practical, and adoption-focused, with clear outcomes for developers.
-
Review and approve content generated by the team for technical accuracy, clarity, and alignment with Qualcomm positioning.
-
Cross-Functional & External Engagement
-
Serve as a senior technical representative at conferences, workshops, hackathons, and partner events.
- Collaborate with ecosystem partners, startups, universities, and platforms to expand Qualcomm’s developer reach.
- Work with agencies and external contributors to scale programs, content, and events when needed.
What Success Looks Like
- A clearly defined and measurable developer evangelism strategy.
- A high-performing, motivated developer evangelist team.
- High-quality technical content that accelerates developer onboarding and platform adoption.
- Strong internal alignment and trust as the voice of developers within Qualcomm.
While there is a strong preference for this position to be located in San Diego, remote work can be considered for the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
- 3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 3+ years of experience with debugging techniques.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science
- 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Developer Relations, Developer Marketing, Technical Evangelism, or Software Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience managing or leading technical teams.
- Strong hands-on technical foundation with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
- Demonstrated experience creating and delivering developer-facing technical content and experiences.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience with AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter, or Compute platforms.
- Familiarity with open-source ecosystems and developer communities.
- Experience supporting global-scale developer events, workshops, or hackathons.
- Background working in platform, semiconductor, or infrastructure-focused companies.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$157,600.00 - $236,400.00
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering
General Summary:
The Developer Marketing team is seeking a highly organized and proactive Developer Evangelist Lead to lead and manage the planning and execution of developer-focused evangelist initiatives. This role is central to Qualcomm’s mission to engage and grow our global developer ecosystem across AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter and Compute platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Developer Marketing, Product Management, Developer Relations, and external partners to deliver impactful experiences that drive developer engagement and technology adoption.
Qualcomm Developer Marketing’s goal is to win the hearts and minds of developers around the world by providing innovative technical education, tools, resources, and inspiration to enable developer success and innovation.
You are a detail-oriented, data-driven strategist who thrives on managing complex initiatives while maintaining a clear vision for creating developer experiences that inspire and engage. Sound like you? If so, the Qualcomm Developer Marketing team is hiring.
Key Responsibilities
-
Developer Evangelism Strategy
-
Define and own the developer evangelism strategy aligned with Qualcomm platform priorities, product roadmaps, and go-to-market objectives.
- Identify priority developer audiences, personas, and ecosystems across AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter, Compute, and related domains.
- Establish evangelism goals, success metrics, and KPIs (e.g., developer adoption, engagement, content effectiveness).
- Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams to align messaging, workflows, and developer journeys.
-
Represent the developer voice internally by synthesizing insights, feedback, and trends to influence product and platform decisions.
-
Team Management & Leadership
-
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Developer Evangelists, providing clear direction, prioritization, and coaching.
- Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and developer-first thinking.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and career development planning.
- Coordinate workload across content creation, events, product launches, and ecosystem engagements.
-
Act as an escalation point for complex technical, content, or execution challenges.
-
Developer Content Definition & Execution
-
Own the end-to-end developer content strategy, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability across all developer touchpoints.
- Define, create, and guide content including:
- Technical demonstrations and reference designs
- Validated developer journeys for SW and HW platforms
- Tutorials, sample code, and “getting started” guides
- Hands-on workshops and labs for events and training
- Hackathon enablement content and challenge frameworks
- Webinars, livestreams, and technical deep dives
- Technical blog posts, articles, and thought leadership
- Technical papers and architectural documentation as inbound developer advocacy
- Ensure content is hands-on, practical, and adoption-focused, with clear outcomes for developers.
-
Review and approve content generated by the team for technical accuracy, clarity, and alignment with Qualcomm positioning.
-
Cross-Functional & External Engagement
-
Serve as a senior technical representative at conferences, workshops, hackathons, and partner events.
- Collaborate with ecosystem partners, startups, universities, and platforms to expand Qualcomm’s developer reach.
- Work with agencies and external contributors to scale programs, content, and events when needed.
What Success Looks Like
- A clearly defined and measurable developer evangelism strategy.
- A high-performing, motivated developer evangelist team.
- High-quality technical content that accelerates developer onboarding and platform adoption.
- Strong internal alignment and trust as the voice of developers within Qualcomm.
While there is a strong preference for this position to be located in San Diego, remote work can be considered for the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
- 3+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 3+ years of experience with debugging techniques.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science
- 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Developer Relations, Developer Marketing, Technical Evangelism, or Software Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience managing or leading technical teams.
- Strong hands-on technical foundation with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
- Demonstrated experience creating and delivering developer-facing technical content and experiences.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience with AI, IoT, XR, Datacenter, or Compute platforms.
- Familiarity with open-source ecosystems and developer communities.
- Experience supporting global-scale developer events, workshops, or hackathons.
- Background working in platform, semiconductor, or infrastructure-focused companies.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$157,600.00 - $236,400.00
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Developer Evangelist Jobs
Frame the role as a specialty occupation
Developer Evangelist positions require a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field to qualify for H-1B sponsorship. Highlight the technical depth of the role in offer letters and job descriptions to support the specialty occupation argument.
Build an O-1A evidence portfolio early
Conference keynotes, published technical content, open-source contributions, and judging or reviewing developer programs all count as O-1A criteria. Start documenting these before you need the visa. A strong portfolio can make O-1A more viable than H-1B lottery odds.
Target tech companies with established sponsorship pipelines
Large technology companies like Google, Meta, and Stripe sponsor Developer Evangelists regularly and have immigration counsel on retainer. Their internal processes move faster than companies filing for the first time. Prioritize employers with a visible track record.
Clarify the degree field match upfront
H-1B requires the degree field to match the job. A Developer Evangelist role grounded in technical product work typically maps to computer science or engineering. Avoid ambiguity by ensuring the job description reflects technical responsibilities, not just communication duties.
Use speaking and media credits to differentiate your O-1 case
Developer Evangelists who have presented at major conferences, been quoted in technical publications, or built large developer communities have documented, verifiable contributions. These translate directly into O-1 criteria and can significantly strengthen a petition that stands apart from standard H-1B cases.
Negotiate sponsorship before signing, not after
Many employers will sponsor a Developer Evangelist but have not budgeted for it in advance. Raise the conversation during the offer stage, not after you start. Confirm whether they will cover legal fees and whether they have immigration counsel already engaged.
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Find Developer Evangelist JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Developer Evangelist role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as computer science or software engineering. The challenge is that some employers list the role with broad or communication-focused requirements, which can weaken the specialty occupation argument. The job description needs to reflect substantive technical responsibilities to hold up under USCIS scrutiny.
What visa options exist for Developer Evangelists beyond the H-1B?
The O-1A is the most compelling alternative for experienced evangelists. It requires evidence of extraordinary ability, and Developer Evangelists often have strong supporting material: conference speaking history, published technical content, open-source contributions, and community influence. The O-1A has no lottery, no annual cap, and no degree field requirement, making it a practical path for candidates who don't win H-1B selection.
How do I find Developer Evangelist jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates and filters roles by sponsorship willingness, so you're not sifting through listings that won't work for your situation. Developer Evangelist roles that appear on Migrate Mate are sourced from employers with a demonstrated history of sponsoring international workers, which saves significant time in the job search.
Will my degree field affect H-1B approval for this role?
Yes, directly. USCIS looks at whether the specific degree field aligns with the job duties. A computer science or software engineering degree maps cleanly to a technically scoped Developer Evangelist role. A degree in communications or marketing may not, even if the day-to-day work involves heavy technical content. If your degree is in a borderline field, the job description needs to compensate by emphasizing technical depth clearly.
Do Developer Evangelist roles at startups sponsor visas as often as large tech companies?
Less reliably. Early-stage startups frequently lack immigration counsel and haven't budgeted for sponsorship legal fees. Series B and later-stage companies are more likely to have processes in place. That said, some well-funded startups actively recruit international talent and will sponsor. The practical signal is whether the company has sponsored before, which USCIS filing records can confirm.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Developer Evangelist jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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