JobsUSAKernel / Linux Device Driver Senior / Lead Engineer
Company : Qualcomm
Location : San Diego, CA, 92189
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Driving
Occupation : Driver
Job Details
Company
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
Overview
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- 2-8 years of Embedded Software Development experience, including low level drivers, and RTOS.
- Looking for Kernel Drivers / Linux Device Drivers.
- Good to have ARM Architecture / Computer Architecture / RISC-V Architecture.
- The candidate should possess 2 to 8 years of industry experience in embedded software driver development and having expertise in one or more below areas would be preferred:
- Embedded software development in C and C++ on ARM or similar cores.
- Hands on experience of driver development on any RTOS,
- Experience in SafeRTOS/FreeRTOS based development is nice to have
- ARM Trust-Zone & ARMv7/v8 architecture.
- Good debugging skills with experience on debugging with Lauterbach JTAG debuggers.
- Basic understanding of hardware blocks - Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), Peripherals (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet/Clock/etc).
- Any past working experience on Qualcomm chips is nice to have. Candidates from product-based companies are preferable.
Applicants and Accommodations
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may email Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries.
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.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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