Engineer, Staff-Camera
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 8
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's multimedia/camera software engineering group develops Linux kernel drivers and open-source multimedia frameworks (V4L2, Media Controller, libcamera) for camera subsystems on its platforms. This Staff Engineer role owns camera and multimedia features end to end across the product lifecycle, from pre-silicon enablement and bring-up through commercialization. The position acts as a technical lead for architecture and design decisions, mentors a team of 10+ engineers, and works directly with customers on critical issues in the IoT segment.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain systems that power Qualcomm's semiconductors platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-impact features
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong hands‑on experience in Linux kernel driver development, with deep understanding of kernel internals and device drivers.
- Proven track record of upstream Linux kernel contributions, including camera and multimedia subsystem upstreaming, Active participation in open source community discussions.
- Solid experience working with open‑source multimedia architectures (V4L2, Media Controller, libcamera, etc.).
- End‑to‑end ownership of features across the full product lifecycle — from pre‑silicon enablement, bring‑up, through commercialization, with camera domain experience strongly preferred.
- Acts as a technical lead, driving architecture and design decisions for complex multimedia systems.
- Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams (10+ engineers team), including task planning, technical guidance, and design reviews.
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers, understand requirements, debug critical issues, and drive solutions to closure.
- Experience in IOT segement
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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