Senior Software Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. – Senior Staff Software Engineer – San Diego, CA

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of next‑generation experiences and drives digital transformation to create a smarter, connected future.

• Develop and enhance features in the Linux Kernel, including virtualization (KVM), scheduling, and memory management.
• Optimize power and performance management technologies like DVFS for next‑generation ARM‑based systems.
• Collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑performance, scalable software solutions.
• Debug and resolve complex software issues using tools such as JTAG debuggers.
• Contribute to upstream open‑source projects, including the Linux Kernel.
• Drive improvements in system software for ARMv8 and ARMv9 based platforms.
• Analyze system requirements and propose corresponding system architecture.
• Pre‑Silicon development on FPGA based platform and QEMU.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong experience in Linux Kernel development, virtualization, schedulers, and memory management.
• Solid knowledge of ARMv8 and ARMv9 architecture.
• 3+ years of experience with C, C++, Java, Python, or similar programming languages.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with device drivers, peripheral buses (SPI, I2C, USB), and DDR memory controllers.
• Hands‑on experience with embedded systems development methodologies.
• Prior contributions to open‑source projects such as the Linux Kernel.

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