Qualcomm Staff Engineer - Windows Platform 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

238391087

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

•  Embedded Windows software and good driver programming skills.

•  Solid understanding of Operating System concepts.

•  Windows kernel driver development experience.

•  Understanding and experience in implementing power/thermal management software, state machines, ACPI & UEFI.

•  Strong understanding of C/C++, Shell Scripting or Python skills and hands-on experience on debugging ARM or other SoC embedded systems.

•  Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

•  Strong problem solving and debugging skills.

•  Ability to co-ordinate across stakeholders and drive towards task completion.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2-8 years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

•  Windows OS internals and Windows Driver knowledge about power/thermal management.

•  Windows Device driver programming and debugging with WinDbg, JTAG/other tools.

•  ARM Processor architecture and Assembly Language.

•  Experience with PC software - System BIOS, UEFI, ACPI, Drivers, Applications

•  Embedded OS (Kernel architecture, OS services heap, memory, multi-core, multi-threading, and crash debugging).

•  Knowledge of OS/system performance profiling and optimization techniques.

•  Communication, written & interpersonal skills, motivation, the ability to learn quickly.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.

• 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 3+ years of experience with Database Management Software.

• 3+ years of experience with API.

• 1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

• Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.

• Designs and implements software modules for large-scale products and systems.

• Participates in and leads design, coding, unit testing, debugging, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.

• Performs complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.

• Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to ensure solutions work with other components of a specific project.

• Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Software projects.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.

• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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.