Principal Engineer- Enablement Stack
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 6
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm is a technology innovator that designs embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and specialized utility programs enabling next-generation, connected products. This role sits within a distributed software engineering team developing solutions for Qualcomm's custom CPUs, focused on Linux kernel, boot firmware, and low-level libraries. The engineer will collaborate with hardware and software teams and the performance team to ensure optimal performance, efficiency, and security, optimize existing software, and enable new architectural features for future high-performance SoCs and platforms.
What you will do
- Assist in defining future high-performance SoCs and platforms
- Collaborate with the performance team to identify hardware optimization areas
- Create optimizations and drivers for high-performance platforms
- Ensure existing Operating Systems run efficiently and identify opportunities for performance enhancements
- Autonomy: Work independently with minimal supervision.
- Communication: Use verbal and written skills to convey complex information to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and large groups.
- Influence: Have a notable impact on key organizational decisions by providing input to senior leadership.
- Task Management: Execute multi-step tasks requiring simultaneous cognitive abilities and memory management.
- Innovation: Exercise exceptional creativity to develop new ideas and innovative products/processes.
- Problem Solving: Use deductive and inductive reasoning to solve complex problems with advanced data analysis and interpretation.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- Deep understanding of computer architecture concepts, including high-performance designs, weak memory models, server platforms, and the hardware/software interface
- Proficient in C, assembly language, and build systems
- Experience in systems programming with Python or similar languages
- Well-versed in distributed version control systems and modern software development best practices
- Expertise in developing software virtual platforms low-level boot firmware and debugging tools, in pre-silicon and on hardware
- Experience building to platform standards including UEFI, ACPI, SystemReady
- 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.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science
- 15 years+ of experience in building software stacks for high performance systems
- 10+ years Building software stacks for high performance systems
- 10+ years Linux kernel development
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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