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Senior Engineer

Qualcomm · Posted Sep 22

Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions

Hyderabad, Telangāna, IndiaFull-timeOnsiteSenior Level2+ years₹28.0L–₹48.0L yearly100+ applicants
SemiconductorsWireless TechnologyTelecommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceMobile ComputingPublic Company
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About the role

As part of Qualcomm's AI Software organisation, this role focuses on developing embedded software and hardware drivers for next-generation low-power accelerator and multi-DSP platforms on Qualcomm Snapdragon products. The engineer will design and optimise low-level software across operating-system services, memory subsystems, device drivers and inter-processor communication, enabling reliable, power-efficient operation across mobile and edge platforms.

What you will do

  • Design, implement, integrate and test embedded software, firmware and runtime components for low-power accelerator and DSP subsystems.
  • Develop and maintain hardware drivers for machine-learning accelerators, including device initialisation, resource management, interrupt handling, power-state transitions and error recovery.
  • Design software for multi-DSP and heterogeneous compute architectures, including workload partitioning, synchronisation and coordination across processors.
  • Implement and optimise inter-processor communication mechanisms such as shared-memory transport, message queues, signalling, interrupts and remote procedure calls.
  • Develop robust memory-management solutions covering static and dynamic allocation, memory pools, shared memory, virtual-to-physical address translation, cache coherency and DMA handling.
  • Analyse and optimise embedded software for latency, throughput, memory footprint and power consumption on target platforms.
  • Debug complex system-level issues involving operating systems, drivers, firmware, concurrency, memory corruption and processor interactions using target debugging and profiling tools.
  • Build unit, integration and system-level test frameworks for embedded software and hardware-driver validation.
  • Collaborate with hardware, systems, firmware and platform software teams on architecture, bring-up, integration, validation and commercialisation.

Skills used in this role

Embedded CC++RTOSEmbedded LinuxDevice DriversFirmwareFirmware DevelopmentDSPNPUAI AcceleratorsSoCComputer ArchitectureDMAMMUIOMMUCache CoherencyMemory ManagementInterrupt HandlingInter-Processor CommunicationShared MemoryMultithreadingPOSIXPthreadsConcurrencyData StructuresAlgorithmsSoftware DesignLinux KernelBoard Bring-UpJTAGDebuggingProfilingLogic AnalyzerPerformance OptimizationPower ManagementFixed-Point ProgrammingCommunication

What the employer is looking for

  • Strong embedded C programming skills, with hands-on experience in low-level software development; working knowledge of C++ is desirable.
  • Strong understanding of operating-system concepts, including processes and threads, scheduling, synchronisation, interrupts, timers, virtual memory and device-driver models.
  • Hands-on experience with RTOS and/or embedded Linux environments, including board bring-up, kernel-facing interfaces and system debugging.
  • Deep understanding of memory handling in embedded systems, including stack and heap usage, memory pools, alignment, fragmentation, memory protection, cache behaviour and coherency.
  • Experience with multi-core, multi-DSP or heterogeneous processor architectures and associated concurrency challenges.
  • Experience implementing inter-processor communication using shared memory, mailboxes, message queues, interrupts, RPC or equivalent mechanisms.
  • Experience developing hardware drivers, preferably for accelerator, DSP, NPU or other high-performance compute blocks.
  • Good understanding of computer architecture, including CPU/DSP pipelines, caches, MMU/IOMMU, DMA, bus interfaces and memory-mapped I/O.
  • Experience with multi-threaded programming, POSIX/Pthreads, synchronisation primitives and race-condition analysis.
  • Proficiency with embedded debugging and profiling tools such as JTAG, trace tools, crash dumps, logic analysers and performance profilers.
  • Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, software design and fixed-point programming.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
  • Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication, Computer Science or a related field.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or rela...

Preferred qualifications

  • Strong system-level understanding of SoC architecture, including CPU, DSP, NPU/AI accelerators, memory hierarchy, cache coherency, DMA engines, buses, and interconnects, with the ability to analyze hardware-software interactions effectively.
  • Proven experience interpreting hardware architecture specifications, programming guides, register descriptions, and functional specifications to design, develop, and optimize low-level software and hardware drivers.
  • Hands-on experience developing and debugging hardware drivers based on hardware documentation, including device initialization, interrupt handling, power management, resource management, error recovery, and performance optimization.
  • Strong understanding of system bring-up, boot flows, clock and reset frameworks, power domains, memory subsystems, and platform resource management.
  • Familiarity with secure execution environments, memory protection mechanisms, fault-tolerant embedded software design, and system reliability considerations.
  • Experience with performance analysis and optimization using hardware performance counters, processor-specific instruction sets, compiler optimizations, and low-level profiling techniques.

Benefits and support

  • Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting

About Qualcomm

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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

Western Technology Investment
  • 2018-11-01Grant

Leadership

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Cristiano R. Amon

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Akash Palkhiwala

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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James H. Thompson

Chief Technology Officer

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Don McGuire

Chief Marketing Officer

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Ann Chaplin

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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